Archon (In Gnosticism

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• Gnosticism — • History of Gnosticism from its pre Christian roots through its developed doctrines concerning cosmogony, the Sophia myth, soteriology, and eschatology. Includes information on rites, schools, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Archon — For other uses, see Archon (disambiguation). Depiction from the east frieze of the Parthenon, of an assumed Archon Basileus, a remnant title of the Greek monarchy Archon (Gr. ἄρχων, pl. ἄρχοντες) is a Greek word that means ruler or lord ,… …   Wikipedia

• Gnosticism in popular culture — contextWith the modern revival of Gnosticism and the uprising of similar analogues of thought, there has been an ever increasing and pervasive influence of Gnostic themes in modern forms of literature and art. As understanding and discovery of… …   Wikipedia

• archon — archonship, n. /ahr kon/, n. 1. a higher magistrate in ancient Athens. 2. any ruler. [1650 60; < Gk árchon magistrate, ruler, n. use of prp. of árchein to be first, rule; see ARCHI ] * * * In Gnosticism, any of various world governing powers… …   Universalium

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• Basilides — • The earliest of the Alexandrian Gnostics, a native of Alexandria and flourished under the Emperors Adrian and Antoninus Pius, about 120 140 • Martyrs bearing this name are mentioned in the old martyrologies on three different days, namely, on… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Pleroma — (Greek πλήρωμα) generally refers to the totality of divine powers. The word means fullness from πληρόω ( I fill ) comparable to πλήρης which means full ,[1] and is used in Christian theological contexts: both in Gnosticism generally, and by Paul… …   Wikipedia