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Manichaean

//ˌmænɪˈkiːən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Manichaeism. not-comparable

    "Through them passed not only the traders of the Silk Route[…] but also lone Buddhist monks carrying precious cargoes of scrolls in their backpacks, white-robed Manichean sages from Iran and austere Nestorian clerics who founded Christian monasteries even in remote Tibet."

  2. 2
    Of or concerning a Manichaean. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or relating to a worldview of distinct good and evil, especially to the exclusion of other possible categories. broadly, not-comparable

    "Detractors of Mr. Nixon will decry the book's [1999: Victory Without War] obsession with potency and winning[…] as well as with a Manichaean view of a world that he sees as divided between the bad Soviet Union and the good United States."

  4. 4
    Using light and dark to represent good and evil. broadly, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Manichaeism wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A follower of Manichaeism.
  2. 2
    an adherent of Manichaeism wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Manichaeus + -an.

Etymology 2

From Manichaeus + -an.

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