mandean

• Qui se rapporte aux Mandéens, un groupe ethnoreligieux gnostique originaire de Mésopotamie, ou à leur religion, le mandéisme.

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

1. Relating to Mandaean peopleB2formal

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

   mandéen (relatif aux Mandéens)

   • 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.

   Synonymesmandaean

• Nom désignant un membre d'une petite secte gnostique originaire de Jordanie, subsistant aujourd'hui en Irak, qui croit que Jean le Baptiste était le Messie, ou la forme d'araméen utilisée par cette secte.

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.

nom propre

1. Member of a Gnostic sectC2formal

   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.

   Mandéen (adepte du mandéisme)

   • 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.

   Synonymesmandaean

2. Aramaic dialectC2formal

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

   Mandéen (dialecte araméen)

   • 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.

   Synonymesmandaean