Mandaeism

Mandæism English Alternative forms en Mandaism Mandeism Mandæism obsolete Etymology From en arc 𐡌𐡍𐡃𐡏 manda knowledge + en -ism (from en grc -ισμός). Although Mandaeism is the most widespread spelling in English, it is a hypercorrection. The expected derivation through el Μανδαϊσμός and la Mandaismus is en Mandaism (compare with en Judaism, from grc Ἰουδαϊσμός, or with en archaism, from grc ἀρχαϊσμός). Pronunciation en /ˈmændeɪ.ɪzəm/ /mænˈdeɪ.ɪzəm/ en eɪɪzəm 4 Proper noun en Q205754A 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 en Mandaeanism Related terms en Mandaean en Mandaic Translations a monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region Arabic: ar مِنْدَائِيَّة f Bulgarian: bg мандаяни́зъм m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 曼達安教 Finnish: fi mandealaisuus French: fr mandéisme m, fr mandaïsme m Greek: el μανδαϊσμός m Hebrew: he מנדעיזם m manda'ízm Hindi: hi मंदाई धर्म m Latin: la Mandaismus m Polish: pl mandaizm m, pl mandeizm m Portuguese: pt mandeísmo m Russian: ru мандаизм m Spanish: es mandeísmo m Swedish: sv mandeism c en Religion Abrahamism Gnosticism en hypercorrections