manichaean

• منسوب إلى المانوية، وهي ديانة ثنوية تقوم على صراع النور والظلمة؛ ويُستعمل مجازًا لوصف نظرة إلى العالم تفصل الأشياء فصلًا حادًّا إلى خير وشر أو نور وظلام دون منطقة وسطى.

Relating to Manichaeism, a dualistic religious system; often used metaphorically to describe a worldview that divides things strictly into good and evil, light and dark.

1. C2formal

   Of or relating to Manichaeism, a major dualistic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century AD, which posits a cosmic struggle between two opposing forces of light and darkness.

   متعلق بالمانوية

   • The Manichaean texts discovered in Egypt shed light on the religion's complex cosmology.
   • Scholars study the Manichaean church's structure and its spread along the Silk Road.
   • The Manichaean concept of the 'Living Self' is central to its theology.

   المرادفاتmanichean

2. Dualistic worldviewC2formal

   Relating to or characteristic of a philosophical or religious dualism, especially one that sees the world as a struggle between two opposing principles, such as good and evil, light and darkness, or spirit and matter.

   نظرة ثنوية للعالم

   • His political analysis often takes on a Manichaean tone, dividing the world into heroes and villains.
   • The novel presents a Manichaean struggle between the forces of order and chaos.
   • A Manichaean perspective can oversimplify complex ethical issues.

   المرادفاتbinarydichotomousdualisticmanichean

   الأضدادmonisticunitary

• اسم يشير إلى تابع للديانة المانوية، وهي نظام ديني ثنوي نشأ في القرن الثالث الميلادي. كما يُستعمل للدلالة على من يؤمن بالثنوية أو يتبنى نظرة ثنائية صارمة بين الخير والشر.

A noun referring to an adherent of Manichaeism, a dualistic religious system that originated in the 3rd century AD.

اسم علم

1. Adherent of ManichaeismC2formal

   A person who follows Manichaeism, a dualistic religious system founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century AD, which teaches a cosmic struggle between light and darkness, good and evil.

   من أتباع المانوية

   • The Manichaean believed that the soul was a particle of light trapped in the material world.
   • Early Christian writers often debated with Manichaeans about the nature of evil.
   • The Manichaean community in Central Asia thrived along the Silk Road.

   المرادفاتmanicheanmanichee