MANICHAEAN


Meaning of MANICHAEAN in English

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

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