Avesta

/əˈvɛstə/
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Other forms: Avestas

Definitions of Avesta
  1. noun
    a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries
    synonyms: Zend-Avesta
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    example of:
    religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
    writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
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