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MANDEANISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mandeanism mean? 

MANDEANISM (noun)
  The noun MANDEANISM 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: MANDEANISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MANDEANISM (noun)


Sense 1

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 ("Mandeanism" 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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