Mandaeism

• Mandaism, Mandeism, Mandæism (obsolete)

From Aramaic 𐡌𐡍𐡃𐡏 (manda, “knowledge”) + -ism (from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)).

Although Mandaeism is the most widespread spelling in English, it is a hypercorrection. The expected derivation through Greek Μανδαϊσμός (Mandaïsmós) and Latin Mandaismus is Mandaism (compare with Judaism, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός (Ioudaïsmós), or with archaism, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós)).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmændeɪ.ɪzəm/, /mænˈdeɪ.ɪzəm/
• Rhymes: -eɪɪzəm

Mandaeism

2. A monotheistic religion of the Iraqi region with a strongly dualistic and gnostic worldview, whose adherents (the Mandaeans) revere Adam and other Biblical figures, especially John the Baptist.

• Mandaeanism

• Mandaean
• Mandaic