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MANICHEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adherent of Manichaeism
Synonyms:
Manichaean; Manichean; Manichee
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Manichee" 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)
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