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    MANICHAEISM

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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 1000play

    Synonyms:

    Manichaeanism; Manichaeism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

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

    Derivation:

    Manichaean (of or relating to Manichaeism)

    Manichaean (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism)

    Manichean (of or relating to Manichaeism)

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