manichaeism

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈmænɪkiːɪz(ə)m/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈmænɪkiːɪz(ə)m/

Definitions of manichaeism word

noun manichaeism 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 0
noun manichaeism any similar heretical philosophy involving a radical dualism 0
noun manichaeism a dualistic religion that combined Zoroastrian, Christian, Gnostic, and other beliefs in a theology of cosmic struggle between Good (light, God, spirit) and Evil (darkness, Satan, matter): it was founded by Mani (L. name Manichaeus) in Persia in the 3d cent. a.d. 0

See all 3 definitions of manichaeism

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Manichaeism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Manichaeism

manichaeism popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Top questions with manichaeism

what is manichaeism?

See also

All definitions of manichaeism

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?