Manichaean

Manichean

/ (ˌmænɪˈkiːən) /

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adjective

of or relating to Manichaeism

mainly RC Church involving a radical dualism

noun

an adherent of Manichaeism

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Words nearby Manichaean

manic, manic depression, manic-depressive, manic-depressive illness, manic disorder, Manichaean, Manichaeism, Manichaeus, Manichean, manicotti, manicure

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How to use Manichaean in a sentence

How else to explain this Manichaean reaction to young men from a part of India, Kashmir, which bridles against its place in India?
India Row Evokes Cricket’s Ultranationalist Tebbit Test|Tunku Varadarajan|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
How Salman Rushdie’s Tweet Put Me Off Twitter|Benjamin Anastas|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is harder to strike pouting, Manichaean postures now, when a black man holds the highest office in the land.
Charlie Rangel Is Toast|Tunku Varadarajan|July 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Hence, on the other hand, the wild rebound into licentiousness which has sometimes characterized Gnostic or Manichaean sects.
Lux Mundi|Various

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
Yet Languedoc furnished the most heroic martyrs for the ascetic Manichaean creed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
The Manichaean system is one of consistent, uncompromising dualism, in the form of a fantastic philosophy of nature.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
The Manichaean had to pray four times a day, each prayer being preceded by ablutions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various