Mandaean

/mænˈdiən/
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Other forms: Mandaeans

Definitions of Mandaean
  1. adjective
    of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture
    synonyms: Mandean
  2. noun
    a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah
    synonyms: Mandean
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    type of:
    religious person
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
  3. noun
    the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans
    synonyms: Mandean
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    type of:
    Aramaic
    a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
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