Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A believer in Manichaeism.
- adj. Of or relating to Manichaeism; dualistic.
Wiktionary
- n. a follower of Manichaeism
- adj. of or relating to Manichaeism
- adj. of or concerning a Manichaean
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil.
- adj. Of or pertaining to the Manichæans.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an adherent of Manichaeism
- adj. of or relating to Manichaeism
- adj. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism
Etymologies
- From Manichaeus + -an. (Wiktionary)
- From Middle English Maniche, from Late Latin Manichaeus, from Late Greek Manikhaios, from Manikhaios, Manes, the founder of the philosophy. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The word Manichaean refers to the Persian prophet Mani (from around 250 AD).”
“I'm enthralled when I hear the word Manichaean to describe what my characters just do.”
“The creed is described as Manichaean in character, with Lucifer as Dieu-Bon and Adonai, the God of the Catholics, as Dieu-Mauvais.”
“The term "Manichaean" is to him not only colorless, it's also not even black and white.”
“Many explanations have been suggested for the greater intolerance of more religiously observant people—that they are more likely to see the world in “we/they” or Manichaean terms, for example, or that moral absolutism—a clear distinction between right and wrong—is incompatible with the skeptical outlook that is said to undergird civic tolerance.”
“There is almost a Manichaean split between things.”
“Crazy Fred seems to confuse Christianity with the Manichaean/Cathar heresy.”
“Beyond outright denial, the spin has fast become Manichaean.”
The Huffington Post: Christopher Holshek: America: Let's Re-Invent It
“Any notion of a Manichaean clash of civilizations is unsustainable here.”
“Then there are the Christian right's ideological cousins, the neo-conservatives, who share an identical Manichaean and apocalyptic world view, though with a secular twist.”
The Huffington Post: James Zogby: GOP and the Deepening Divide
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