Look up: Avesta

1. Avesta
   [n] - sacred text of Zoroastrianism
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2. Avesta
   A·ves'ta noun The Zoroastrian scriptures. See Zend-Avesta .
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3. Avesta
   Zend-Avesta noun a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries
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4. Avesta
   • (n.) The Zoroastrian scriptures. See Zend-Avesta.
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5. Avesta
   sacred book of Zoroastrianism containing its cosmogony, law, and liturgy, the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathushtra). The extant Avesta is ... [17 related articles]
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6. Avesta
   Avesta (ä'vustä") , city (1990 est. pop. 16,860), Kopparberg co., S central Sweden, on the Dalälven River. Aluminum and high quality steel are manufactured there. Formerly a copper mining and refining center, Avesta was the seat of copper minting in Sweden from 1644 to 1831.
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7. Avesta
   Avesta: see Zoroastrianism.
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8. Avesta
   See Zendavesta.
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9. Avesta
   The `Avesta` is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language. History: Early transmission: The texts of the Avesta — which are all in the Avestan language — were composed over the course of several hundred years. The most important po...
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10. Avesta
    (locality) :Not to be confused with Alvesta in Kronoberg County, Sweden. `Avesta` is a locality and the seat of Avesta Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 14,738 inhabitants in 2005.<ref name=scb/> The name is first found in 1303 as "Aghastadhum". Aghe (pro...
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