Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parsee"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parsee \Par"see\, n. [Hind. & Per. p[=a]rs[=i] a Persian, a
follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. {Persian}.]
1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian
religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in
India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.
2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of
the Parsees.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Parsee
n : a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin;
descended from the Persians; now found in western India
[syn: {Parsee}, {Parsi}]
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