transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
or Man·i·che·an ˌma-nə-ˈkē-ən ; or Man·i·chee ˈma-nə-ˌkē
Etymology: Late Latin manichaeus, from Late Greek manichaios, from Manichaios Manes died ab A.D. 276 Persian founder of the sect
Date: 1556
1. : a believer in a syncretistic religious dualism originating in Persia in the third century A.D. and teaching the release of the spirit from matter through asceticism
2. : a believer in religious or philosophical dualism
• Manichaean or Manichean adjective
• Man·i·chae·an·ism or Man·i·che·an·ism ˌma-nə-ˈkē-ə-ˌni-zəm noun
• Man·i·chae·ism or Man·i·che·ism ˈma-nə-(ˌ)kē-ˌi-zəm noun