'Persism' definitions:
Definition of 'Persism'
From: GCIDE
- Persism \Per"sism\, n. An ancient Persian religion, esp. as represented by the Magi; a form of Zoroastrianism. [1913 Webster + PJC]
- This system we shall call 'Persism', in order to free ourselves of the popular associations still connected with such terms as magism, Parseeism, and so forth; meaning by 'Persism' the teaching of Zarathustra as it affected the Greek and Latin world. --E. Vernon Arnold. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Persism'
From: GCIDE
- Persism \Per"sism\, n. A Persian idiom. [1913 Webster]