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MANICHAEISM

• MANICHAEISM (noun)
The noun MANICHAEISM has 1 sense:

1. a religion founded by Manes 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

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• MANICHAEISM (noun)

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Meaning:

A religion founded by Manes 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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Manichaeanism; Manichaeism

Hypernyms ("Manichaeism" is a kind of...):

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

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