Manichaean
noun
Man·i·chae·an
ˌma-nə-ˈkē-ən
variants
or Manichean
or Manichee
1
: a believer in a syncretistic religious dualism (see dualism sense 3) originating in Persia in the third century a.d. and teaching the release of the spirit from matter through asceticism
2
: a believer in religious or philosophical dualism
Manichaean
adjective
or Manichean
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