Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs;
[syn: Mandaeanism, Mandeanism]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Mandaeanism
n 1: a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries
that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that
incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework
of dualistic beliefs [syn: Mandaeanism, Mandeanism]