Manichaean
adjective/ˌmænɪˈkiːən/
/ˌmænɪˈkiːən/
(also Manichean)
(religion, philosophy)- based on the belief that there are two opposites in everything, for example good and evil or light and dark
- We have already seen his Manichaean view of the world.
- We cannot continue to categorize countries or entire peoples in Manichaean terms.
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