MANICHAEANISM

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 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

Manichaeanism; Manichaeism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Manichaeanism" is a kind of...):

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

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