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GNOSTIC
gnostic
(adjective) possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things
Gnostic
(adjective) of or relating to Gnosticism; “Gnostic writings”
Gnostic
(noun) an advocate of Gnosticism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Gnostic (not comparable)
Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
Of, or relating to Gnosticism
Noun
Gnostic (plural Gnostics)
A believer in Gnosticism
Anagrams
• cognits, contigs, costing, scoting
Adjective
gnostic
Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic
(archaic, slang) knowing; wise; shrewd
Noun
gnostic (plural gnostics)
Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic
Anagrams
• cognits, contigs, costing, scoting
Source: Wiktionary
Gnos"tic, a.
1. Knowing; wise; shrewd. [Old Slang] I said you were a gnostic fellow. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its adherents; as, the Gnostic heresy.
Gnos"tic, n. Etym: [L. gnosticus, Gr. gignw`skein to know: cf. F. gnostique. See Know.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: One of the so-called philosophers in the first ages of Christianity, who claimed a true philosophical interpretation of the Christian religion. Their system combined Oriental theology and Greek philosophy with the doctrines of Christianity. They held that all natures, intelligible, intellectual, and material, are derived from the Deity by successive emanations, which they called Eons.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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