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Manichæism
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The creed which ascribes the created universe to two antagonistic principles, the one essentially good—God, spirit, light; the other essentially evil—the devil, matter, darkness; and this name is applied to every system founded on the like dualism. Mani, the founder of it, appears to have borrowed his system in great part from Zoroaster.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Manichæism'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/manichaism.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Manichæism'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/manichaism.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.