manichaean
Speech parts
1. manichaean - Noun
2. manichaean - Adjective
Meaning
Alt. of Manichee
Alt. of Manichean
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a Manichaean conflict between good and evil
Although there is no proof Shapur I was a Manichaean, he tolerated the spread of Manichaeism and refrained from persecuting it in his empire's boundaries.
Astrology played a prominent part in Manichaean doctrine, and Augustine himself was attracted by their books in his youth, being particularly fascinated by those who claimed to foretell the future.
Besides the Buddhist and Manichaean religious texts, there were also monastery correspondence and accounts, commercial documents, caravan permits, medical and magical texts, and one love poem.
An adherent of Manichaeism is called, especially in older sources, Such as the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers First Series, ed. Philip Schaff, writing of Augustine a Manichee, or more recently Manichaean.
By 354, Hilary of Poitiers wrote that the Manichaean faith was a significant force in southern Gaul.