manichee
/ˌmænɪˈkiː/
noun
- A follower of Manichaeism.
- Augustine was a Manichee for several years before converting to Christianity.
- The Manichees believed that the soul was a particle of light trapped in a dark, material body.
- Manichees followed a strict code of ethics to help free the light from the darkness.
- A person who sees the world in terms of a simple conflict between good and evil.
- In her speech, she warned against becoming a Manichee and ignoring the shades of gray in human nature.
- He's a political Manichee, always dividing the world into heroes and villains.
- The film portrays the detective as a Manichee who cannot accept that criminals might have good qualities.
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