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Webster 1913 Edition
Manichee
{
, Manˊi-chae′an
,Manˊi-che′an
,Man′i-chee
}Noun.
[LL.
Manichaeus
: cf. F. manichéen
.] A believer in the doctrines of
Manes
, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil. The
Manichaeans
stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development. Tylor.