One of the descendants of those Persians who settled in India about the end of the seventh and the beginning of the eighth century in order to escape Mohammedan persecution, and who still retain their ancient religion, now called <internalXref urlencoded="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrianism</internalXref>. See <internalXref urlencoded="Gueber">Gueber</internalXref>.
User Defined Definitions
"a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India"