Zoroastrian priesthood
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The Zoroastrian priesthood is the hereditary religious class responsible for preserving, interpreting, and performing the ancient rituals, liturgies, and doctrinal teachings of Zoroastrianism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zoroastrian priests | 3 |
| Zoroastrian priesthood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5488654 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zoroastrian priesthood Context triple: [Avestan language, usedBy, Zoroastrian priesthood]
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A.
Iranian Zoroastrians
Iranian Zoroastrians are members of the ancient pre-Islamic religious community of Iran who follow Zoroastrianism, a monotheistic faith centered on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster and the worship of Ahura Mazda.
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B.
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, originating in ancient Persia and centered on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster and the worship of the supreme god Ahura Mazda.
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C.
Parsis
Parsis are a Zoroastrian ethno-religious community in India, historically influential in commerce, industry, and philanthropy, especially in western regions such as Mumbai (formerly part of the Bombay Presidency).
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D.
Amesha Spentas
The Amesha Spentas are a group of divine emanations or holy immortals in Zoroastrianism that personify aspects of creation and assist the supreme god Ahura Mazda in maintaining cosmic order.
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E.
Zoroaster
Zoroaster was an ancient Iranian prophet and religious reformer who founded Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zoroastrian priesthood Target entity description: The Zoroastrian priesthood is the hereditary religious class responsible for preserving, interpreting, and performing the ancient rituals, liturgies, and doctrinal teachings of Zoroastrianism.
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A.
Iranian Zoroastrians
Iranian Zoroastrians are members of the ancient pre-Islamic religious community of Iran who follow Zoroastrianism, a monotheistic faith centered on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster and the worship of Ahura Mazda.
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B.
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, originating in ancient Persia and centered on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster and the worship of the supreme god Ahura Mazda.
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C.
Parsis
Parsis are a Zoroastrian ethno-religious community in India, historically influential in commerce, industry, and philanthropy, especially in western regions such as Mumbai (formerly part of the Bombay Presidency).
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D.
Amesha Spentas
The Amesha Spentas are a group of divine emanations or holy immortals in Zoroastrianism that personify aspects of creation and assist the supreme god Ahura Mazda in maintaining cosmic order.
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E.
Zoroaster
Zoroaster was an ancient Iranian prophet and religious reformer who founded Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
priesthood
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religious institution ⓘ |
| centralSymbol | sacred fire ⓘ |
| facedChallenge | decline in priestly vocations in modern era ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | traditionally male ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoroastrian diaspora communities ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
endogamous in many communities
ⓘ
hereditary ⓘ |
| hasRank |
dastur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
herbad NERFINISHED ⓘ mobed ⓘ |
| hasRole |
interpretation of Zoroastrian doctrine
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performance of Zoroastrian liturgy ⓘ preservation of Zoroastrian rituals ⓘ |
| highestTitle | dastur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainScripture |
Avesta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khordeh Avesta NERFINISHED ⓘ Vendidad NERFINISHED ⓘ Visperad NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintains |
Atash Adaran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atash Behram NERFINISHED ⓘ Atash Dadgah NERFINISHED ⓘ fire temple ⓘ |
| performsCalendarFunction | maintenance of Zoroastrian calendar ⓘ |
| performsRitual |
Atash Niyash (fire liturgy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bareshnum purification ⓘ Gahambar festivals ⓘ Jashan ceremony ⓘ Navjote initiation ⓘ Yasna ceremony ⓘ funeral rites ⓘ wedding ceremony ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | magi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| religiousLawSource | Pahlavi books ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
training of new priests
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transmission of ritual knowledge ⓘ |
| teachesDoctrine |
Ahura Mazda worship
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asha (truth and order) NERFINISHED ⓘ dualism of good and evil ⓘ ethical triad good thoughts good words good deeds ⓘ |
| trainingInstitution | madressa (priestly school) ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Avestan
NERFINISHED
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Gujarati ⓘ Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Zoroastrian priesthood Description of subject: The Zoroastrian priesthood is the hereditary religious class responsible for preserving, interpreting, and performing the ancient rituals, liturgies, and doctrinal teachings of Zoroastrianism.
Referenced by (4)
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Zoroastrian priests
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Zoroastrian priests
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Zoroastrian priests