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MANICHAEISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("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)
