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Mandaeanism

man·daea·nism

UK/mænˈdiː.ənɪzəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs

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Origin

From Mandaean + -ism.

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