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Ah·ri·man

(ä′rĭ-mən)

Ahura Mazda's adversary, the chief spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism.

[Persian ahriman, from Middle Persian ahraman, from Avestan angrō mainiiuš, the evil spirit : angra-, evil + mainiiuš, spirit; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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Ahriman

(ˈɑːrɪmən)

(Other Non-Christian Religions) Zoroastrianism the supreme evil spirit and diabolical opponent of Ormazd

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Ahriman - the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd

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