Dictionary entry

Zend-Avesta

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Zend′–A‐ves″ta (?), n. [Properly, the Avesta, or sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more modern and intelligible language. W. D. Whitney.] The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion, attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date.