prop. n. [ Hind. & Per. pārsī a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India, and now found in western India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber. Syn. -- Parsi. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees. [ 1913 Webster ]
[パーシじん, pa-shi jin](n) Parsee; Parsi (adherent of Zoroastrianism, esp. descendants of those who fled to India to escape persecution in Persia)[Add to Longdo]