Manichaeism

English

Alternative forms

• Manicheism
• Manichaeanism
• Manicheanism

Etymology

From Latin Manichaeus + -ism, from Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ ܚܝܐ (Mānī ḥayyā, “Living Mani”), from the name of its founder, Mani, from Middle Persian Mānī, Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ (Mānī) (Modern Persian مانی (mâni))[script needed] + Classical Syriac ܚܝܐ (ḥayyā, “living, alive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmænɪkiːɪz(ə)m/

Proper noun

Manichaeism

1. (religion) A syncretic, dualistic religion that combined elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought, founded by the Iranian prophet Mani in 3rd century AD.
2. (philosophy) A dualistic philosophy dividing the world between good and evil principles, or regarding matter as intrinsically evil and mind as intrinsically good.

Related terms

• Manichaean
• Manichean
• Manichaeist
• Manichee

Translations

religion

• Armenian: մանիքեություն (hy) (manikʻeutʻyun)
• Catalan: maniqueisme (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 摩尼教 (zh) (móníjiào)

• Finnish: manikealaisuus (fi)
• French: manichéisme (fr) m
• German: Manichäismus (de) m
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• Greek: μανιχαϊσμός (el) m (manichaïsmós)
• Hungarian: manicheizmus
• Persian: مانوی (fa) (manâvi)
• Portuguese: maniqueísmo (pt) f
• Russian: манихеизм (ru) m (manixeizm), манихейство (ru) n (manixejstvo)
• Spanish: maniqueísmo (es) m
• Volapük: manig

philosophy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 摩尼教 (zh) (móníjiào)

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• Finnish: manikealaisuus (fi)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can