单词 | mobed |
释义 | mobedn. A Zoroastrian priest; esp. one who is a Parsee. Also used as a title. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Zoroastrianism > [noun] > person Persian1613 Parsee1625 fire-worshipper1638 Guebre1687 Zoroastrian1811 mobed1815 Zend1819 Zarathustrian1871 Mazdaean1881 Mazdaist1920 1815 J. Malcolm Hist. Persia I. vii. 199 The rites ordained by the chief mobuds..are still observed. 1858 D. Framjee Parsees iii. 58 Nearly 200 years ago, one Jamasp, a learned Zoroastrian from Persia, arrived at Surat to undertake the instructions of the Mobeds, or priests. 1928 S. D. Bharucha Brief Sketch Zoroastrian Relig. (ed. 3) 63 As he advances in years and increases his knowledge and experience of sacred lore.., he is then entitled to be designated a ‘Mobed’. 1988 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 30 Jan. c11 Fire is the symbol of faith for Zoroastrian followers, said Mobed Bahram Shazadi. 1995 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 1 July 4 e A long line of imams and rabbis, Zoroastrian mobeds and Orthodox Christian priests, an interfaith caravan. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815 |
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