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[F. maniaque.
See Mania.] Raving with madness; raging with disordered
intellect; affected with mania; mad.

Ma"ni*ac (?), n. A raving lunatic;
a madman.

Ma*ni"a*cal (?), a. Affected with,
or characterized by, madness; maniac. --
Ma*ni"a*cal*ly, adv.

Man"i*cate (?), a. [L. manicatus
sleeved, fr. manica a sleeve.] (Bot.) Covered with
hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a
mass easily removed.

{ Man`i*chæ"an (?), Man`i*che"an,
Man"i*chee (?) }, n. [LL.
Manichaeus: cf. F. manichéen.] A believer
in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who
taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good,
and Darkness as the source of Evil.

The Manichæans stand as representatives
of dualism pushed to its utmost development.

Tylor.

{ Man`i*chæ"an, Man`i*che"an (?) },
a.

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