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mandaean

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Man⋅dae⋅an

  [man-dee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a member of an ancient Gnostic sect extant in Iraq.
2. the Aramaic language of the Mandaean sacred books.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to the Mandaeans.
Also, Mandean.

Origin:
1870–75; < Mandaean mandayy(ā) Gnostics (lit., the knowing ones) + -an

Related forms:
Man⋅dae⋅an⋅ism, noun
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Man·dae·an   (mān-dē'ən)   
n.  Variant of Mandean.
Man·de·an also Man·dae·an   (mān-dē'ən)   
n.  

  1. A member of a Gnostic sect originating in Jordan and still existing in Iraq.

  2. A form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans.


[Mandean mandaya, having knowledge, from manda, knowledge, from earlier Aramaic manda', madda', infinitive of yəda', to know; see ydʕ in Semitic roots.]
Man·de'an adj.
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