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Manichaeism (gcide) | Manichaeism \Man"i*chae*ism\, Manicheism \Man"i*che*ism\, n.
[Cf. F. manich['e]isme.]
The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by
the Manichaeans.
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manichaeism (wn) | Manichaeism
n 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 [syn: Manichaeism,
Manichaeanism] |
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manichaeism (wn) | Manichaeism
n 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 [syn: Manichaeism,
Manichaeanism] |
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