Manichaeism (n)
Manichaeanism (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def a religion founded by Manes in the third century
def a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity
def spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000
Outgoing links
Hypernym religion, faith, religious belief
Derivationally related form Manichaeism → Manichean; Manichaeism → Manichaean
Derivationally related form Manichaeism → Manichaean
Incoming links
Pertainym (pertains to noun) Manichee → Manichaeism
Derivationally related form Manichean → Manichaeism; Manichaean → Manichaeism
Pertainym (pertains to noun) Manichean → Manichaeism
Derivationally related form Manichaean → Manichaeism
Pertainym (pertains to noun) Manichaean → Manichaeism
Hyponym religion, faith, religious belief

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