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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Manichaean

· Man·i·chae·an · IPA /ˌmænɪˈkiːən/
01 n. A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source o…
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    A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil.
    “The Manichaeans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development.” — Tylor.
02 a. Of or pertaining to the Manichaeans.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the Manichaeans.