| Noun | 1. | Persian deity - a deity worshiped by the ancient Persiansdeity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force Mithra, Mithras - ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god Ahriman - the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd Zurvan - the Zoroastrian god of time | |