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Definition of Manichaiesm

Manichæism, the creed which ascribes the created universe to two antagonistic principles, the one essentially good—God, spirit, light; the other essentially evil—the devil, matter, darkness; and this name is applied to every system founded on the like dualism. Mani, the founder of it, appears to have borrowed his system in great part from Zoroaster.
- Wikipedia

{ Man"i*chæ*ism, Man"i*che*ism (?) }, n. [Cf. F. manichéisme.] The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manichæans.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • A syncretic, dualistic religious philosophy that combined elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought
  • A dualistic philosophy dividing the world between good and evil principles, or regarding matter as intrinsically evil and mind as intrinsically good
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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