Manichaeism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manichaeism \Man"i*chae*ism\, Manicheism \Man"i*che*ism\, n.
     [Cf. F. manich['e]isme.]
     The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by
     the Manichaeans.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Manichaeism
       n : a religion founded by Manes the third century; a synthesis
           of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and
           Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial
           elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman
           Empire but had largely died out by 1000 [syn: {Manichaeanism}]