Mandean
Mandean
Definition
Man·dean (man dē′ən)
noun
- a member of an ancient Gnostic sect still extant in southern Iraq
- the Eastern Aramaic dialect used in the writings of the Mandeans: it was spoken along the Euphrates from the 7th to the 9th cent.
Etymology: < Mandean mandayyā, lit., having knowledge (used as transl. of Gr gnōstikoi, Gnostics) < mandā, knowledge + -an
adjective
- of the Mandeans, their doctrines, etc.
- of Mandean
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