dastur

Zoroastrian bishop

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place in religious hierarchy

  • Zoroastrian Fire Temple of Yazd, Iran
    In Zoroastrianism: Priesthood

    …of these functionaries is the dastūr, a kind of bishop, who directs and administers one or more important temples. Priesthood is hereditary, but all priests have to go through one or more ceremonies of investiture over and above those practiced by all the faithful.

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