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==Terminology==
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The term ''Zoroastrianism'' ({{pron-en|ˌzɒroʊˈæstri.ənɪzəm}}) was first attested by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' in 1874<ref>Oxford English Dictionary</ref>, in [[Archibald Sayce|Archibald Sayce's]] ''Principles of Comparative Philology''. The first surviving reference to Zoroaster in Western scholarship is attributed to [[Thomas Browne]] (1605–1682), who briefly refers to the prophet in his 1643 ''[[Religio Medici]]''<ref>Browne, T. (1643) "Religio Medici"</ref>. The [[OED]] records 1743 (Warburton, ''Pope's Essay'') as the earliest reference to Zoroaster.
The term ''Mazdaism'' ({{pronEng|ˈmæzdə.ɪzəm}}) is a typical 19th century construct, taking ''Mazda-'' from the name [[Ahura Mazda]] and adding the suffix ''-ism'' to suggest a belief system. The March 2001 draft edition of the ''[[OED]]'' also records an alternate form, ''Mazdeism'', perhaps derived from the French ''Mazdéisme'', which first appeared in 1871. The Zoroastrian name of the religion is ''Mazdayasna'', which combines ''Mazda-'' with the [[Avestan language]] word ''[[yasna]]'', meaning "worship, devotion".
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