Topics

Title	Best Definition	def

1. Padan	a white cloth mask used by a priest during ceremonies to keep his breath from directly touching the …	3
2. Padyab	a ritual washing of the exposed parts of the body. Compare with nahn.	1
3. Padyab Kusti	a ritual ablution followed by the ritual untying and retying of the kusti.	1
4. Pahlavi	Pahlavi or Pahlevi denotes a particular and exclusively written form of various Middle Iranian la…	2
5. Pahlevi	(another name for Pahlavi)	2
6. Pairika	witch, sorceress; shooting star.	1
7. Paitishahem	feast (gahambar) of bringing in the harvest.	1
8. Palash	a Parthian king (51-80 A.C.). (Var. Greek 'Vologeses I', Phl. 'Walakhsh')	1
9. Panchayat	local association of Zoroastrians.	1
10. Panj Tay	a ceremony performed with a 'five-wire' barsom, which is prerequisite for performing any h…	1
11. Panthak	priestly jurisdiction.	1
12. Paoiryo Tkaesha	lit. 'primitive doctrine', forerunner of Zoroastrianism. Alternately, one of the first tea…	1
13. Paragna	a ceremony which precedes the Yasna. (Var: 'Paragnâ')	1
14. Parsis	Zoroastrians who settled in India. Sg: Parsi. (Var: 'Parsees')	1
15. Parthian	a royal dynasty ruling Iran from 250 B.C.-226 A.C.	1
16. Patet	prayer of penance (in Pazand).	1
17. Pavi	Lit. "sacred" or consecrated. A permanently constructed ritual furrow (karsha, qv). RCC 11…	1
18. Paywand	lit. 'connection,' ritual contact between persons serving as a shield against pollution. A…	1
19. Pazand	Pahlavi texts in which Aramaic elements are replaced with their Iranian equivalents, transcribed in …	1
20. Peshdadian	the first dynasty of ancient Iran.	1
21. Pesho Tanu	a 'mortal-sin'; an individual who has committed a mortal sin.	1
22. Peshotan	an early hero of Zoroastrianism, he was the son of Kay Vishtasp.	1
23. Porseh Ceremony	Memorial Service	1
24. Pourushasp	name of Zarathushtra's father. (Var: Av. 'Paourushaspa')	1

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