Note 36 — III THE RELIGION OF THE ANCIENT ARMENIANS
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The following three Armenian words will show what they believed before the Christian religion was introduced into the country:
(a) Asd-u-adz means God, and is made up of asd and adz—“here” and “He brought,” namely—God is the one who brought us here.
(b) Mart=man, is composed Mi=no or not, art=now or the present-meaning not for the present. The man is made for the future or hereafter.
(c) Mah=death, mi=no or not, ah=fear. Death in Armenian meant no fear. Shows belief in the hereafter.