| NOUN | cognition | Manichaeism, Manichaeanism | a religion founded by Manes in the third century |
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| Meaning | A religion founded by Manes in the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000. | |
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| Synonym | Manichaeanism | |
| Broader | religion, faith, religious belief | A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny |
| Spanish | maniqueísmo | |
| Adjectives | Manichaean, Manichean, Manichee | of or relating to Manichaeism |
| Manichaean | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism | |
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