Manichaean
Variant of Manichaeism
Manichaeism
Definition
Mani·chaeism or Manicheism Man′i·che′ism′ (man′i kē′iz′əm)
noun
a dualistic religion that combined Zoroastrian, Christian, Gnostic, and other beliefs in a theology of cosmic struggle between Good (light, God, spirit) and Evil (darkness, Satan, matter): it was founded by Mani (L. name Manichaeus) in Persia in the 3d cent.
also Manichaeanism Man′i·chae′an·ism′
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