Mandaean (adj.)

  1. of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture

    [ Syn: mandaean , mandean ]

    Mandaean (n.)

  1. a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah

    [ Syn: mandaean , mandean ]

  2. the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans

    [ Syn: mandaean , mandean ]

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