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ORMAZD, or ORMUZD (O.
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Persian Auramazda or Ahuramazda)  , the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism . He is represented as the
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god and creator of
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good,
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light, intelligence, in perpetual opposition to
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Ahriman the
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lord of evil, darkness and
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ignorance . The
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dualism of the earlier Zoroastrians, which may be compared with the
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Christian
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doctrine of God and Satan, gradually tended in later times towards monotheism . At all times it was believed that
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Ormazd would ultimately vanquish Ahriman . See further ZOROASTER .

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