manichaeism: 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 largely died out by 1000
religion: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
small computer system interface: interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers