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Manichæʹans or Manichees

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A religious sect founded by Mani or Manichæus, the Persian painter. It was an amalgamation of the Magian and Christian religions, interlarded with a little Buddhism. In order to enforce his religious system, Mani declared himself to be the Paraclete or Comforter promised by Jesus Christ.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Mandrabul
Mandrake
Mandricardo
Manduce
Manes
Manfred
Manger or Manger le Morceau
Manheim
Mani
Mani, Manes, or Manichæus
Manichæans or Manichees
Manitou
Manlian Orders
Manly
Manna (Exodus xvi. 15)
Manna of St. Nicholas of Bari
Mannering
Mannington (George)
Manningtree (Essex)
Manoa
Manon Lescaut