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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Ahrimannoun

    the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd

Wiktionary

  1. Ahrimannoun

    The hypostasis of chaos, destruction, evil in Zoroastrianism.

  2. Etymology: From 0B000B220B300B00 and. Definable through the antithetical.

Wikipedia

  1. Ahriman

    Angra Mainyu (; Avestan:

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  1. ahriman

    Ahriman is a figure and concept in Zoroastrian religion, representing the destructive spirit or deity opposed to the good deity, Ahura Mazda. Ahriman is also known as Angra Mainyu and is associated with evil, darkness, and ignorance. In Zoroastrian cosmology, the battle between Ahura Mazda and Ahriman symbolizes the struggle between good and evil.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ahrimannoun

    the Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light

  2. Etymology: [Per.]

Wikidata

  1. Ahriman

    Ahriman is a fictional character from Highlander: The Series.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ahriman in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ahriman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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