Usually means: Dualistic religion separating good, evil.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word Manichaeism:

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  1. Manichaeism: Merriam-Webster
  2. Manichaeism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Manichaeism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Manichaeism: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Manichaeism: Vocabulary.com
  6. Manichaeism: Wordnik
  7. Manichaeism: Wiktionary
  8. Manichaeism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. Manichaeism, manichaeism: Dictionary.com
  10. Manichaeism: Online Etymology Dictionary
  11. Manichaeism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. Manichaeism: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. Manichaeism: Rhymezone
  14. Manichaeism: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. manichaeism: FreeDictionary.org
  16. manichaeism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. Manichaeism: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Manichaeism: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Arab Gateway Quick Reference Glossary (external links) (No longer online)
  2. Encyclopedia of the Orient (No longer online)

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Irivng Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion (No longer online)

(Note: See manichaean as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Manichaeism)

noun:  (religion) A syncretic, dualistic religion that combines elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought, founded by the Iranian prophet Mani in 3rd century AD.
noun:  (philosophy) A dualistic philosophy dividing the world between good and evil principles, or regarding matter as intrinsically evil and mind as intrinsically good.

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