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Definition of Manichee
1. Adjective. Of or relating to Manichaeism.
Partainyms: Manichaeism, Manichaeism, Manichaeism
Derivative terms: Manichaeism, Manichaeism
2. Noun. An adherent of Manichaeism.
Definition of Manichee
1. Noun. (alternative form of Manichaean) ¹
2. Adjective. (alternative form of Manichaean) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manichee
Literary usage of Manichee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"Richardson's Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of the Eastern
Nations, 8vo, 1778, p. 220. Beausobre, Histoire critique de manichee, ..."
2. The Ecclesiastical History of M. L'abbé Fleury: From the Second Ecumenical by Claude Fleury, John Henry Newman (1842)
"However, her son continued nine years a manichee, namely, Confess. 4. from nineteen
to twenty-eight years of age. He kept a concubine, ..."
3. The Latin Church During Anglo-Saxon Times by Henry Soames (1848)
"... manichee, writes to Austin, our reverential behaviour towards the universe is
just the same as yours towards the bread and cup.1 Thus it appears that ..."