Manichaeanism

Noun

Meaning

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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Synonyms

manichaeism gnosticism zoroastrianism dualism manicheism Manicheanism dualistic cosmology dualistic philosophy dualistic theology dualistic worldview zoroastrian dualism dualistic religion gnostic dualism dualistic doctrine dualistic ideology

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Hypernyms

religion faith religious belief

Examples

In Rome, he reportedly turned away from Manichaeanism, embracing the scepticism of the New Academy movement. Source: Internet

Manichaeanism was also supported by Persia at the time, compounding religious dissent with international politics. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

manically manicate manichaean Manichaeanized manichaeism Manichaeist