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Avesta
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Sacred books of the Parsees. It is the main source of our knowledge about the religion of the ancient Persians. The term Zend-Avesta is often erroneously used to denote the sacred text; it is a mistaken inversion of Avistak u Zand, a Pahlavi expression signifying text (or law) and commentary.
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Entry for 'Avesta'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/avesta.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Avesta'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/avesta.html. 1910.
