(Parsi Guj.) a priest, originally a title used for higher ecclesiastics, currently used to refer to a priest who has undergone the first stage of initiation into priesthood (nawar). (Var Phl. 'erbad', 'herbad', Av 'aethrapati')
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(from the article `Zoroastrianism`) ...`king of kings`). The ehrpat, originally a religious teacher, was especially entrusted with the care of the fire. The modern equivalent of the ...
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