Manichaeism
Manicheism
/ (ˈmænɪkiːˌɪzəm) /
the system of religious doctrines, including elements of Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc, taught by the Persian prophet Mani about the 3rd century ad . It was based on a supposed primordial conflict between light and darkness or goodness and evil
mainly RC Church any similar heretical philosophy involving a radical dualism
Origin of Manichaeism
1Derived forms of Manichaeism
- Manichee, noun
Words Nearby Manichaeism
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How to use Manichaeism in a sentence
From the beginning of the 4th century they began to die out in the West, or rather they fell a prey to Manichaeism.
Manichaeism in the West had also some experience of attempts at reformation from the ascetic side, but of these we know little.
There is not a single point in Manichaeism which demands for its explanation an appeal to Buddhism.
In this respect Manichaeism experienced the same kind of development as Neo-Platonism.
It was only subsequent to about 330 that Manichaeism spread rapidly in the Roman Empire.
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