See Also: Mandaean(dictionary)

Mandaean (iou)



Mandaean adjective & noun. Also Mandean. L18.
[from Mandaean Aramaic mandaia, from manda knowledge, + -AN.]
A. adjective. Designating or pertaining to a Mesopotamian Gnostic sect (now Iraqi) regarding St John the Baptist as the Messiah, or the Aramaic dialect in which the sect's sacred books are written. L18.
B. noun. A member of the Mandaean sect; the Aramaic dialect of the Mandaean sect. L19.
Also Mandaite adjective & noun L19.