Ahura Mazda

noun, Zoroastrianism.

the supreme creative deity, the creator of Gayomart whose omnipotence is challenged by Angra Mainyu.

Also called Mazda, Ohrmazd, Ormazd, Ormuzd.

British Dictionary definitions for Ahura Mazda

Ahura Mazda

/əˈhʊərə ˈmæzdə/

noun

(Zoroastrianism) another name for Ormazd

Word Origin and History for Ahura Mazda

from Avestan ahura- "spirit, lord," from Indo-Iranian *asuras, from suffixed form of PIE root *ansu- "spirit" (see Asgard) + Avestan mazda- "wise," from PIE *mens-dhe- "to set the mind," from root *men- "to think" (see mind (n.)).