HyperDic: mandeanism

English > 1 sense of the word Mandeanism:
NOUNcognitionMandeanism, Mandaeanisma Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs
English > Mandeanism: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs.
SynonymMandaeanism
BroaderGnosticismA religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element

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