Meanings
alternative Mandaism · alternative Mandeism · alternative Mandæism
- A monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region with a strongly dualistic and gnostic worldview, whose adherents (the Mandaeans) revere Adam and other Biblical figures, especially John the Baptist.
Synonyms: Mandaeanism
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region with a strongly dualistic and gnostic worldview, whose adherents (the Mandaeans) revere Adam and other Biblical figures, especially John the Baptist.
Origin
- Ancient Greek-ισμός
- Aramaic𐡌𐡍𐡃𐡏“knowledge”
- EnglishMandaeism
From Aramaic 𐡌𐡍𐡃𐡏 (manda, “knowledge”) + -ism (from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)). Although Mandaeism is the most widespread spelling in English, it is a hypercorrection. The expected derivation through Greek Μανδαϊσμός (Mandaïsmós) and Latin Mandaismus is Mandaism (compare with Judaism, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός (Ioudaïsmós), or with archaism, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós)).
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Arabic مِنْدَائِيَّة
- مِنْدَائِيَّة (mindāʔiyya)a monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Bulgarian мандаяни́зъм
- мандаяни́зъм (mandajanízăm)a monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Chinese Mandarin 曼達安教 /曼达安教
- 曼達安教 /曼达安教a monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Finnish mandealaisuus
- mandealaisuusa monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
French mandéisme, mandaïsme
- mandéismea monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
- mandaïsmea monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Greek μανδαϊσμός
- μανδαϊσμός (mandaïsmós)a monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Hebrew מנדעיזם
- מנדעיזם (manda'ízm)a monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Hindi मंदाई धर्म
- मंदाई धर्म (mandāī dharm)a monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Latin Mandaismus
- Mandaismusa monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Polish mandaizm, mandeizm
- mandaizma monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
- mandeizma monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Portuguese mandeísmo
- mandeísmoa monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Russian мандаизм
- мандаизм (mandaizm)a monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Spanish mandeísmo
- mandeísmoa monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Swedish mandeism
- mandeisma monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Mandaeism
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Cite this entry
Mandaeism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandaeism
“Mandaeism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandaeism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mandaeism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandaeism.
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