HyperDic: zurvanism

English > 2 senses of the word Zurvanism:
NOUNgroupZurvanisma Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe
cognitionZurvanisma heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Mazda and Ahriman were Zurvan's offspring
English > Zurvanism: 2 senses > noun 1, group
MeaningA Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe.
Broadersect, religious sect, religious orderA subdivision of a larger / larger / larger / larger religious group
English > Zurvanism: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
MeaningA heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Mazda and Ahriman were Zurvan's offspring.
Broaderheresy, unorthodoxyA belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
theological doctrineThe doctrine of a religious group

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