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Mandaean

Pronunciation: /manˈdiːən/
(also Mandean)
Definition of Mandaean

noun

  • 1a member of a Gnostic sect of Iraq and SW Iran, who regard John the Baptist as the Messiah and stress salvation through knowledge of the divine origin of the soul.
  • 2 [mass noun] the language of the Mandaeans, a form of Aramaic.

adjective

  • relating to the Mandaeans or their language.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Mandaean Aramaic mandaia 'Gnostics, those who have knowledge' (from manda 'knowledge') + -an

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