'Parsee' definitions:
Definition of 'Parsee'
(from WordNet)
noun
A member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India [syn: Parsee, Parsi]
Definition of 'Parsee'
From: GCIDE
- Parsee \Par"see\ (p[aum]r"s[=e] or p[aum]r*s[=e]"), prop. n. [Hind. & Per. p[=a]rs[imac] a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India, and now found in western India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.
- Syn: Parsi. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees. [1913 Webster]