Data source: Gina A. Zurlo and Todd M. Johnson, eds., World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2024).
| Glossary item | Definition |
|---|---|
| zionist | An African type of charismatic indigenous movement or church; also termed spirit, spiritual, Spirit dominated, pentecostal, aladura (qv), enthusiastic, faith-healing, etc. |
| Zionists | Southern Africa charismatic Christians in Black indigenous churches. |
| zone | In linguistic classification, a glossozone (qv), numbering 100 across the world. |
| Zoroastrians | Followers of a religion founded in Persia in 1200 BCE by the prophet Zoroaster, teaching the worship of Ahura Mazda; mainly in India (where they are known as Parsis) and Iran. |
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