Mandeanism – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Mandaeism
Mandaeism or
Mandaeanism ( ; ) is a
gnostic religion with a strongly
dualistic worldview. Its adherents, the
Mandaeans, revere
Adam,
Abel,
Seth,
Enos,
Noah,
Shem,
Aram and especially
John the Baptist, but reject
Abraham,
Moses and Jesus. The Aramaic
manda means "knowledge," as does Greek
gnosis.
Mandeanism
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
(synonym) Mandaeanism
(hypernym) Gnosticism
