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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{der|en|la|Zōroastrēs}} + {{af|en|-ian}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪən/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/|/ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/|a=US}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# a follower of [[Zoroastrianism]]

====Usage notes====
See the usage notes at {{m|en|Zoroastrianism}}.

====Hypernyms====
* {{l|en|religionist}}

====Hyponyms====
* {{l|en|Mazdakite}}

====Coordinate terms====
* {{list:religionists/en}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|a follower of Zoroastrianism}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|زَرَادُشْتِيّ|m}}, {{t|ar|زَرَادَشْتِيّ|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|զրադաշտական}}
*: Old Armenian: {{t|xcl|մազդեզն}}
* Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: {{t|aii|ܙܲܪܕܘܼܫܬܵܝܵܐ|m}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|zərdüşti}}
* Breton: {{t+|br|zoroastrad|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|zarathustralainen}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ცეცხლთაყვანისმცემელი}}, {{t|ka|მაზდეანი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Zoroastrier}}
* Greek: {{t|el|ζωροάστρης|m}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|Πύραιθος|m}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|Zoroastris}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|زەردەشتی}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|зороа́стриец|m}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|كبر|tr=gebr}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زرتشتی|tr=zartošti}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|zoroastriano|m}}, {{t|pt|zoroastriana|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зороастриец}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|zoroastrier|c}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Zerdüştçü}}
* Uzbek: {{t|uz|zardushtiy}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|Zoroastriad}}
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===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# relating to or characteristic of [[Zoroastrianism]].
# of, by or pertaining to [[Zoroastrianism]].
#: {{ux|en|the '''Zoroastrian''' teachings that began the religion}}

====Hyponyms====
* {{l|en|Mazdakite}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|زَرَادُشْتِيّ}}, {{t|ar|زَرَادَشْتِيّ}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|զրադաշտական}}
*: Old Armenian: {{t|xcl|մազդեզական}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|zarathustralainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|zoroastrien}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ცეცხლთაყვანისმცემლური}}, {{t|ka|ზოროასტრული}}, {{t|ka|ზოროასტრიული}}, {{t|ka|მაზდეანური}}
* German: {{t|de|zoroastrisch}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ζωροαστρικός}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|زەردەشتی}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|зороа́стриски}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zoroastrycki}}, {{t+|pl|zoroastryjski}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|зороастрийский}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|zoroástrico}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|zoroastrisk}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|Zerdüşt}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|Zoroastriaidd}}
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{{C|en|Zoroastrianism}}