Manichaeism

English

Alternative forms

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 ‎ (mâni))[script needed] + Classical Syriac ܚܝܐ‎ (ḥayyā, “living, alive”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmænɪkiːɪz(ə)m/

Proper noun

Manichaeism

(religion) A syncretic, dualistic religion that combined elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought, founded by the Iranian prophet Mani in 3rd century AD.
(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

Translations

religion

Armenian: մանիքեություն (hy) (manikʿeutʿyun)
Catalan: maniqueisme (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 摩尼教 (zh) (móníjiào)
Finnish: manikealaisuus (fi)
French: manichéisme (fr) m
German: Manichäismus (de) m

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)

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

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