Ahura

See also: ahura

English

Etymology

From Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀‎ (ahura, “lord”).

Proper noun

Ahura

  1. (Zoroastrianism) Title of the three members of the ahuric triad – Ahura Mazda, Ahura Mithra, and Ahura Berezant Apam Napat – that regulate (or, in the case of Mazda, create) the physical and moral order (asha).
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