NOUN | cognition | Mandeanism, Mandaeanism | a 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 |
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Meaning | A 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. | |
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Synonym | Mandaeanism | |
Broader | Gnosticism | A religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element |
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