Similar words: manichaean, manichean, talismanic, mechanical man, michael, michaelmas, michael faraday, michael jackson. Meaning: n. a religion founded by Manes the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000.
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1) Manichaeism spread both east and west from Persia.
2) The main features of Manichaeism were enunciated in an elaborate cosmogonical myth of two absolute and eternal principles which manifest themselves in three eras or "moments."
3) In the East, Manichaeism survived until the 13 th century.
4) Manichaeism was long treated as a Christian heresy, but it is more clearly understood as an independent religion, drawing on the diverse resources of Christianity, Zoroastrianism , and Buddhism.
5) Around the sixth century, Manichaeism reached Xinjiang from Persia through Central Asia.
6) Since then, Manichaeism in china had lost the contact with the Central Asian region.
7) In Quanzhou Fujian Province , relics of ancient Manichaeism still can be seen.
8) Augustine challenged Manichaeism by denying Mani's apostleship and condemning his rejection of biblical truth.
9) Manichaeism disappeared in the West in about the 6th century, although its doctrines reappeared in the teachings of the Bogomils, Albigenses , and other sects during the Middle Ages.
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