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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 beliefs
Familiarity information: MANDAEANISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("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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