Manichaean

//ˌmænɪˈkiːən//

Synonyms for "manichaean" (23 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Strong matches (7)

Related words (11)

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related to

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Translations

48 translations across 15 languages.

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Armenian

2 entries
  • մանիքեական adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • մանիքեական adj (of or concerning a Manichaean, Manichaeans)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • maniĥeisma adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • maniĥeano noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

Finnish

3 entries
  • manikealainen adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • manikealainen adj (of or concerning a Manichaean, Manichaeans)
  • manikealainen noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

French

3 entries
  • manichéen adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • manichéen noun (a follower of Manichaeism)
  • manichéenne noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

German

3 entries
  • manichäisch adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • Manichäer noun (a follower of Manichaeism)
  • Manichäerin noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

Greek

4 entries
  • μανιχαϊκός adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • μανιχαϊκός adj (of or concerning a Manichaean, Manichaeans)
  • μανιχαίος noun (a follower of Manichaeism)
  • μανιχαϊστής noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • manicheista adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • manicheus noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

Italian

2 entries
  • manicheo adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • manicheo noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

Occitan

1 entries
  • maniquèu adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)

Persian

3 entries
  • مانوی adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • مانوی adj (of or concerning a Manichaean, Manichaeans)
  • مانوی noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • maniqueu adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • maniqueísta adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • maniqueu noun (a follower of Manichaeism)
  • maniqueísta noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

Russian

4 entries
  • манихе́йский adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • манихе́йский adj (of or concerning a Manichaean, Manichaeans)
  • манихе́ец noun (a follower of Manichaeism)
  • манихей noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

Spanish

2 entries
  • maniqueo adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • maniqueo noun (a follower of Manichaeism)

Swedish

4 entries
  • manikeisk adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • manikeistisk adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • manikéisk adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)
  • manikéistisk adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)

Volapük

4 entries
  • himaniganik adj (of or concerning a Manichaean, Manichaeans)
  • jimaniganik adj (of or concerning a Manichaean, Manichaeans)
  • maniganik adj (of or concerning a Manichaean, Manichaeans)
  • manigik adj (of or relating to Manichaeism)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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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.

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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.

Source: wiktionary

Barack Obama spoke of a world without these Manichean dualities. He dismissed the notion of “red” and “blue” America.

Source: wiktionary

Once again, we see a Manichean world not unlike that of conspiracists: you can be good or you can be evil.

Source: wiktionary

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