(亦作Mandean)
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- a member of a Gnostic sect surviving in Iraq and SW Iran, who regard John the Baptist as the Messiah. They stress salvation through knowledge of the divine origin of the soul.曼达派教徒（今犹存于伊拉克和伊朗西南部的诺斯替教派教徒; 他们把施洗者约翰看作救世主, 强调通过彻悟灵魂来源于神的真知而获得解脱）。
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- mass noun the language of this sect, a form of Aramaic曼达派阿拉米语, 曼达派语。
- of or relating to the Mandaeans or their language（与）曼达派教徒（有关）的; 与曼达派语（有关）的。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Mandaean Aramaic mandaia 'Gnostics， those who have knowledge' （from manda 'knowledge'） + -AN.