mandean

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

• 🇪🇸Relativo a los mandeos, un grupo religioso gnóstico originario de Mesopotamia, o a su lengua y cultura.

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.

   🇪🇸mandeo

   Sinónimos: mandaean

nombre propio

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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa a un miembro de una pequeña secta gnóstica originaria de Jordania, actualmente presente en Irak, que cree que Juan el Bautista fue el Mesías, o la forma de arameo utilizada por esta secta.

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.

   🇪🇸mandeo

   Sinónimos: 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.

   🇪🇸Dialecto arameo mandeo

   Sinónimos: mandaean