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单词 manichaeistic
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Manichaeisticadj.

Brit. /ˌmanɪkiːˈɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmænɪkiˈˌɪstɪk/
Forms: 1900s– Manicheistic. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Manichaeus , -istic suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin Manichaeus (see Manichee n.) + -istic suffix. Compare earlier Manichaeism n., Manichaeist n.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of Manichaeism.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > heresy > [adjective]
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Manichaeistic1924
1924 O. Lodge Making of Man ii. 49 A Manichæistic conception of existence can never have been really satisfying.
1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Mar. 148/3 With something of Manicheistic fury Miss Leader tracks down the sense of physical abjection and inferiority.
1976 P. Brooks Melodramatic Imagination i. 12 Stage melodrama constitutes..an intense emotional and ethical drama based on the manichaeistic struggle of good and evil.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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