Definition and Synonyms for Manichaean

Definition of Manichaean

dualism
Noun
pertainym
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1. the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
manichaeism
Noun
derivation
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1. a religion founded by Manes in the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000
2. a religion founded by Manes in the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000
manichaeism
Noun
pertainym
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1. a religion founded by Manes in the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000