Meanings
- archaicnot comparableArchaic spelling of Manichaean.
Augustin struggled from the Manichæan heresy into catholic orthodoxy, from the freedom of error into the authority of truth ; the Reformers came out of the corruptions and tyranny of the papacy into the freedom of the gospel.
1901, Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Charles Scribner’s Sons, Volume VI., second edition, Chapter IX., pages 737-738
plural Manichæans
- archaicArchaic spelling of Manichaean.
For nine years Augustine remained a Manichæan, living partly in Carthage and partly in Tagaste, engaged in study and teaching.
1918, Williston Walker, A History of the Christian Church, Charles Scribner’s Sons; Period III., § XVII., page #176
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