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MANDAEANISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mandaeanism mean? 

MANDAEANISM (noun)
  The noun MANDAEANISM has 1 sense:

1. a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefsplay

  Familiarity information: MANDAEANISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MANDAEANISM (noun)


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Meaning:

A Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Mandaeanism; Mandeanism

Hypernyms ("Mandaeanism" is a kind of...):

Gnosticism (a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches)


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