manichaean

• Sich auf den Manichäismus, eine dualistische Religion, beziehend; oft metaphorisch für eine Weltsicht verwendet, die streng in Gut und Böse, Licht und Finsternis trennt.

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.

   Sich auf den Manichäismus beziehend

   • 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.

   Synonymemanichean

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.

   Dualistisches Weltbild

   • 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.

   Synonymebinarydichotomousdualisticmanichean

   Antonymemonisticunitary

• Substantiv, das einen Anhänger des Manichäismus bezeichnet, einer dualistischen Religion, die im 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. entstand.

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

Eigenname

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.

   Anhänger des Manichäismus

   • 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.

   Synonymemanicheanmanichee