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Manichaeanism

Definitions of Manichaeanism
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Manichaeism
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    faith, religion, religious belief
    a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
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