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Manichean or Man·i·chae·an [man-i-kee-uh n] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- Also Man·i·chee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/. an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
adjective
- of or relating to the Manicheans or their doctrines.
Origin of Manichean 1300–50; Middle English Maniche (Late Latin Manichaeus Late Greek Manichaîos of Manes) + -an Related formsMan·i·che·an·ism, Man·i·che·ism, noun Examples from the Web for manichaean Contemporary Examples of manichaean
How else to explain this Manichaean reaction to young men from a part of India, Kashmir, which bridles against its place in India?
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Tunku Varadarajan
March 23, 2014
I have learned that outcomes, at least when it comes to technology, are not as Manichaean as we believe them to be in the moment.
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Benjamin Anastas
July 8, 2013
It is harder to strike pouting, Manichaean postures now, when a black man holds the highest office in the land.
Tunku Varadarajan
July 23, 2010
Historical Examples of manichaean
It was now that he separated himself openly from the Manichaean sect.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8
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Increasingly occupied with the exact sciences, he learnt the incompatibility of the Manichaean astrology with the facts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8
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His Manichaean friends urged him to take this step, which was rendered easier by the licentious lives of the students at Carthage.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8
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Hence, on the other hand, the wild rebound into licentiousness which has sometimes characterized Gnostic or Manichaean sects.
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In the West, the first teachers of the Manichaean theology had been repulsed by the people, or suppressed by the prince.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
British Dictionary definitions for manichaean Manichaean Manichean adjective
- of or relating to Manichaeism
- mainly RC Church involving a radical dualism
noun
- an adherent of Manichaeism
Word Origin and History for manichaean Manichaean
also Manichean, 1550s (n.), 1630s (adj.), from Latin Manichaeus (see Manichaeism).