- ch'anism
- ch'an·ism
English syllables. 2014.
ch'anism
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donjuanisme — [ dɔ̃ʒɥanism ] n. m. • 1864; de don Juan ♦ Caractère, comportement d un don Juan. Psychiatr. Recherche pathologique de nouvelles conquêtes. donjuanisme n. m. Manière d être d un don Juan. donjuanisme ou don juanisme [dɔ̃ʒɥanism] n. m … Encyclopédie Universelle
-isme — isme, iste Suffixes, du gr. ismos, istês, servant à former des substantifs: isme désigne une doctrine (socialisme), une profession (journalisme), et également la caractéristique de (lorsque suffixe d un adj., ex. gigantisme, pédantisme); iste… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Manichaeanism — noun a religion founded by Manes in the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had… … Useful english dictionary
manicheanism — noun see manichaeism * * * Manicheˈanism, Manˈicheism, Manichaeˈanism or Manˈichaeism noun Any belief in radical dualism • • • Main Entry: ↑Manichean … Useful english dictionary
Sabaeanism — Sabianism Sa bi*an*ism, n. The doctrine of the Sabians; the Sabian religion; that species of idolatry which consists in worshiping the sun, moon, and stars; heliolatry. [Written also {Sab[ae]anism}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sabianism — Sa bi*an*ism, n. The doctrine of the Sabians; the Sabian religion; that species of idolatry which consists in worshiping the sun, moon, and stars; heliolatry. [Written also {Sab[ae]anism}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sabians — The Sabians ( ar. صابئين, he. צבאים) were a religious group. Most of what is currently known about them comes from what has been written about them by Maimonides and the primary Classical Arabic sources.The Fihrist of Al Nadim, (an Arabic writer… … Wikipedia
