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or Ahrimʹanēs. The principle or angel of darkness and evil in the Magian system. (See Ormusd.)
“I recognise the evil spirit, sir, and do honour to Ahrimanes in this young man.”—Thackeray.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.