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Manichaean : \Man`i*ch[ae]"an\, Manichean \Man`i*che"an\, Manichee
\Man"i*chee\, n. [LL. Manichaeus: cf. F. manich['e]en.]
A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third
century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is
regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of
Evil.
The Manich[ae]ans stand as representatives of dualism
pushed to its utmost development. --Tylor.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Manichaean : \Man`i*ch[ae]"an\, Manichean \Man`i*che"an\, a.
Of or pertaining to the Manich[ae]ans.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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