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mandaeism

/ˈmændeɪ.ɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
man-daeism
IPA
/ˈmændeɪ.ɪzəm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Mandaism (alternative) Mandeism (alternative) Mandæism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Mandaean Mandaic

Synonyms

Mandaeanism

Homonyms

mandaism

Rhymes With

aramaism mazdaism mandaism

Questions

How do you pronounce mandaeism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmændeɪ.ɪzəm/.
What does mandaeism mean?
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.
Where does mandaeism come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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