Meaning Of The Word Parsee
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Parsee Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Parsee?
Parsee in American English
a member of a Zoroastrian religious sect in India descended from a group of Persian refugees who fled from the Muslim persecutions of the 7th and 8th cent. noun: an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution Parsee in British English adjective: of or relating to the Parsees or their religion noun: an adherent of a monotheistic religion of Zoroastrian origin, the practitioners of which were driven out of Persia by the Muslims in the eighth century ad. It is now found chiefly in western India |
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