a heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Mazda and Ahriman were Zurvan's offspring
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zurvanism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | heresy, theological doctrine, unorthodoxy |
zurvanism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | religious order, religious sect, sect |
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Zurvanism was then truly heretical only in the sense that it weakened the appeal of Zoroastrianism.
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Zurvanism also makes Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu of equal strength and only contrasting divinities.
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- A Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe
- Zurvanism is a now-extinct branch of Zoroastrianism that had the divinity Zurvan as its First Principle (primordial creator deity). Zurvanism is also known as Zurvanite Zoroastrianism.
- Is considered to be the biggest heresy within Zoroastrianism. Zurvanism was a sect of Zoroastrianism which acknowledged a superior deity to Ahura Mazda, Zurvan. According to the belief, Zurvan was the first being in the universe, who gave birth to two sons, Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu. ...
