| avesta | (n) a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries, Syn. Zend-Avesta |
| avestan | (n) an ancient Iranian language, Syn. Zend |
| avestan | (n) the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written |
| avestan | (adj) of or pertaining to the Avesta (sacred text of Zoroastrianism) |
| Avesta | ‖n. The Zoroastrian scriptures; the sacred text of Zoroastrianism. See Zend-Avesta. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Avestan | a. Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta. -- |
| Zend-Avesta | ‖n. [ Properly, the Avesta, or sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more modern and intelligible language. W. D. Whitney. ] The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion, attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date. [ 1913 Webster ] |