Associations to the word «Mandean»

Wiktionary

MANDEAN, noun. Alternative spelling of Mandaean

Dictionary definition

MANDEAN, 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.
MANDEAN, noun. The form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans.
MANDEAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture.

Wise words

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