- a variation of Manichean.
Manichaean
Britishadjective
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of or relating to Manichaeism
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RC Church involving a radical dualism
noun
Example Sentences
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Mainstream media and members of Congress were almost all enthralled with a Manichaean worldview that has evolved and persisted.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023
Instead, like our 16th-century ancestors, we lean Manichaean.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2020
In the opening moments of the Soviet contest—what Orwell warned would be the “peace that is no peace”—Americans faced what appeared to be a Manichaean choice: appeasement or a world war.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
Set in a New York City subway in 1964, Amiri Baraka’s “The Dutchman” is all about the Manichaean struggle between the black male character, Clay, and the white female character Lula.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
He sings and plays bass and harmonica for the Manichaean Blues Band, a group he started back in San Antonio, where he’s from.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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