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noun

Zōrŏastres

gen. Zōrŏastris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
Zoroaster; a lawgiver of the Medes; belonging to Zoroaster •
Zoroaster, a lawgiver of the Medes, Just. 1, 1, 9; Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 3; App. Mag. p. 291.—Hence, Zōrŏ-astrēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Zoroaster, Zoroastrian: susurri, i. e. magical, Prud. Apoth. 494 (where Zŏr-, by solecism).
Perseus ID: n51582 Key: Zoroastres