ahriman

2 definitions found

ahriman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ahriman \Ah"ri*man\, n. [Per.]
     The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the
     Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light.
     [1913 Webster]

ahriman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Ahriman
      n 1: the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd