Manichæan

Adjective

Manichaean (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Manichaeism.
   • Through them passed not only the traders of the Silk Route[…] but also lone Buddhist monks carrying precious cargoes of scrolls in their backpacks, white-robed Manichean sages from Iran and austere Nestorian clerics who founded Christian monasteries even in remote Tibet.1995 November 25, Michael Gibson, “The Treasures of a Lost Buddhist World”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN
2. Of or concerning a Manichaean.

   Synonyms:

   Acuanite, Manichaic, Manichaist, Manichee

3. (broadly) Of or relating to a worldview of distinct good and evil, especially to the exclusion of other possible categories.
   • Detractors of Mr. Nixon will decry the book's [1999: Victory Without War] obsession with potency and winning[…] as well as with a Manichaean view of a world that he sees as divided between the bad Soviet Union and the good United States.1988 April 11, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, “Strategy and Tactics to Win the Global Struggle”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
4. (broadly) Using light and dark to represent good and evil.

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