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单词 Manichee
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Definition of Manichee in English:

Manichee

adjective & noun ˌmanɪˈkiː
  • archaic term for Manichaean
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Neoplatonists cordially hated theosophy, and its Manichee form more than all.
    • Accordingly, I made my investigation without anxiety, certain that what the Manichees said was untrue.
    • Touchingly, it is the name that Augustine, while still a Manichee, chose for his son.
    • According to Manichee myth, Light and Darkness originally existed separately, without knowledge of each other.
    • However, by 384 Augustine was unsatisfied and he broke away from the Manichees to open the New Academy, a school of rhetoric, in which he became the official orator of Milan.

Origin

Middle English: from late Latin Manichaei, plural of Manichaeus (see Manichaeism).

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee

Definition of Manichee in US English:

Manichee

noun & adjectiveˈmænəˌkiˈmanəˌkē
  • archaic term for Manichaean
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, by 384 Augustine was unsatisfied and he broke away from the Manichees to open the New Academy, a school of rhetoric, in which he became the official orator of Milan.
    • Accordingly, I made my investigation without anxiety, certain that what the Manichees said was untrue.
    • According to Manichee myth, Light and Darkness originally existed separately, without knowledge of each other.
    • The Neoplatonists cordially hated theosophy, and its Manichee form more than all.
    • Touchingly, it is the name that Augustine, while still a Manichee, chose for his son.

Origin

Middle English: from late Latin Manichaei, plural of Manichaeus (see Manichaeism).

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