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MANICHEAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adherent of Manichaeism

Synonyms:

Manichaean; Manichean; Manichee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Manichaeism

Synonyms:

Manichaean; Manichean; Manichee

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Manichaeism (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)

Derivation:

Manichaeism (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)

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