Manichean
Word of the day: Manichean
Context: His account also serves a corrective to much of the history that is written about modern American conservatism, which tents to tell a tale of Manichean struggle, in which Goldwater conservatism eventually vanquished Rockefeller liberalism in the triumph of the Reagan revolution.
Source: National Review; Feb 5, 2018; More than Ideology by Katherine Howell.
Manichean: Man·i·chae·an, [manəˈkēən], (adjective) historical relating to Manichaeism. Manichean (noun), historical, an adherent of Manichaeism. Of or relating to a dualistic view of the world, dividing things into either good or evil, light or dark, black or white, involving no shades of gray.
An adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
Manicheanism is an ancient religion that arose in Persian several centuries after Christ.
Context: His account also serves a corrective to much of the history that is written about modern American conservatism, which tents to tell a tale of Manichean struggle, in which Goldwater conservatism eventually vanquished Rockefeller liberalism in the triumph of the Reagan revolution.
Source: National Review; Feb 5, 2018; More than Ideology by Katherine Howell.
Manichean: Man·i·chae·an, [manəˈkēən], (adjective) historical relating to Manichaeism. Manichean (noun), historical, an adherent of Manichaeism. Of or relating to a dualistic view of the world, dividing things into either good or evil, light or dark, black or white, involving no shades of gray.
An adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
Manicheanism is an ancient religion that arose in Persian several centuries after Christ.
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