Măn'i-che'an1, a.
a. Pertaining to the Manichees.
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Manichean
Măn'i-chē'an or Măn'i-chēe2, n.
n. [L. Lat. Manichæus, Fr. Manichéen.] A follower of Manes, a Persian, who tried to combine the Oriental philosophy with Christianity, and maintained that there are two supreme principles; the first of which, light, was held to be the author of all good; the second, darkness, the author of all evil.