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Or·mazd (ôr′məzd)

noun

Zoroastrianism the supreme deity and creator of the world, or the spirit of good
also sp. Ormuzd Or′·muzd

Etymology: Pers < OPers Auramazda < Avestan Ahuro-Mazdao, wise lord < ahura, a god (see Oscar) + mazdah-, name of the highest god < IE *mendh-, to direct one's mind toward < base *men-, to think (> mind) + *dhē-, to put (< do)

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