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Man·dae·an

also Man·de·an (măn-dē′ən)

1. A member of a Gnostic sect historically concentrated in Iraq and Iran but now largely dispersed due to war and persecution.

2. Mandaic.

[Mandaic mandaya, having knowledge, from manda, knowledge, from earlier Aramaic manda', madda', infinitive of yəda', to know; see ydʕ in Semitic roots.]

Man·dae′an adj.

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Mandaean

(mænˈdɪən) or

Mandean

1. (Other Non-Christian Religions) a member of a Gnostic sect of Iraq

2. (Languages) the form of Aramaic used by this sect

adj

(Other Non-Christian Religions) of or relating to this sect

[C19: from Aramaic mandaya Gnostics, from mandā knowledge]

Manˈdaeanism, Manˈdeanism n

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Man•dae•an

or Man•de•an
(mænˈdi ən)

n.

1. a member of a Gnostic sect with modern adherents in SE Iraq and Khuzistan in Iran.

2. Also, Man•da′ic (-ˈdeɪ ɪk) a form of Aramaic used in sacred texts of the Mandaeans.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to the Mandaeans.

[1870–75; < Mandaean mandayy(ā) Gnostics (literally, the knowing ones) + -an¹]

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Noun	1.	Mandaean - a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah Mandean religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
	2.	Mandaean - the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans Mandean Aramaic - a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
Adj.	1.	Mandaean - of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture Mandean

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