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mandean

/mænˈdiː.ən/

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adjective

formalcommon/mænˈdiː.ən/

Relating to the Mandaean religion or its people, a Gnostic religious group originally from Mesopotamia.

  • 🇷🇺Относящийся к религии мандеев или её народу, гностической религиозной группе, происходящей из Месопотамии.
  1. Relating to Mandaean people B2 formal

    Of or relating to the Mandaean people, their language, or their religious and cultural traditions.

    • She studied ancient Mandean texts from the Middle East.
    • The Mandean community preserved unique rituals for centuries.
    • He wrote a paper on Mandean religious practices and beliefs.

    🇷🇺Мандейский

    Synonyms: mandaean

noun

C2formalcommon/mænˈdiː.ən/

proper noun

A noun referring to a member of a small Gnostic sect originating in Jordan, now surviving in Iraq, who believes John the Baptist was the Messiah, or to the form of Aramaic used by this sect.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее члена небольшой гностической секты, происходящей из Иордании, ныне сохранившейся в Ираке, которая верит, что Иоанн Креститель был Мессией, или форму арамейского языка, используемую этой сектой.
  1. Member of a Gnostic sect C2 formal

    A follower of a small Gnostic religious group that began in the Jordan region and continues to exist in Iraq, holding the belief that John the Baptist was the Messiah.

    • The Mandean community has preserved its ancient traditions for centuries.
    • He studied the rituals of the Mandean people during his research.
    • A Mandean priest led the ceremony by the river.

    🇷🇺Последователь гностической секты

    Synonyms: mandaean

  2. Aramaic dialect C2 formal

    The specific form of the Aramaic language used by the Mandean religious community.

    • The ancient texts were written in Mandean.
    • Linguists are working to preserve the Mandean language.
    • She learned to read Mandean to study the original scriptures.

    🇷🇺Мандейский диалект

    Synonyms: mandaean