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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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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