Manichaeism

Manicheism

/ (ˈmænɪkiːˌɪzəm) /

noun

the system of religious doctrines, including elements of Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc, taught by the Persian prophet Mani about the 3rd century ad . It was based on a supposed primordial conflict between light and darkness or goodness and evil

mainly RC Church any similar heretical philosophy involving a radical dualism

Derived forms of Manichaeism

Manichee, noun

Word Origin for Manichaeism

C14: from Late Latin Manichaeus, from Late Greek Manikhaios of Mani

Words nearby Manichaeism

manic depression, manic disorder, manic-depressive, manic-depressive illness, manichaean, Manichaeism, manichaeus, manichean, manicheus, manicotti, manicure

Example sentences from the Web for manichaeism

Manichaeism, that mixed product of Zoroastrian and Christian-gnostic elements, first enthralled him.

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Augustine stayed for a year in Rome, occupied in literary work, particularly in controversy with Manichaeism.

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Manichaeism in the West had also some experience of attempts at reformation from the ascetic side, but of these we know little.

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Manichaeism seemed to him to solve the mysteries of the world, and of his own experiences by which he was perplexed.

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There is not a single point in Manichaeism which demands for its explanation an appeal to Buddhism.

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