GNOSTICISM

Gnosticism

(noun) a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person’s spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

gnosticism (countable and uncountable, plural gnosticisms)

Alternative form of Gnosticism

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Etymology

Noun

Gnosticism (countable and uncountable, plural Gnosticisms)

A wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge, and generally holding the belief that there is a god greater than the Demiurge, or the creator of the world.

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Gnos"ti*cism, n.

Definition: The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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