mandaean

• Член небольшой гностической секты, возникшей в Иордании и сохранившейся в Ираке, которая верит, что Иоанн Креститель был Мессией.

A member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq, who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah.

имя собственное

1. Member of a Gnostic sectC2formal

   A follower of a small Gnostic religious group that originated in the Jordan region, survives in Iraq, and considers John the Baptist to be the Messiah.

   Последователь гностической секты

   • The Mandaeans are one of the world's oldest surviving Gnostic communities.
   • Anthropologists studied the rituals of the Mandaean people in Iraq.
   • The Mandaean priest recited prayers in their ancient language.
   • Despite persecution, the Mandaean community has preserved its traditions.

2. Aramaic language of the MandaeansC2formal

   The form of the Aramaic language used by the Mandaean religious community.

   Мандейский язык

   • Scholars study Mandaean to understand early Gnostic texts.
   • The Mandaean script is derived from the Aramaic alphabet.
   • Only a few thousand people still speak Mandaean today.
   • The liturgy is written in classical Mandaean.