Christian Gnosticism

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• GNOSTICISM — GNOSTICISM, designates the beliefs held by a number of nonorthodox Christian sects flourishing in the first to second centuries C.E., which developed mystical systems of philosophy based on the gnosis (Gr. knowledge ) of God. These systems were… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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• Gnosticism — ► NOUN ▪ a heretical movement of the 2nd century Christian Church, teaching that esoteric knowledge (gnosis) of the supreme divine being enabled the redemption of the human spirit …   English terms dictionary

• Gnosticism — /nos teuh siz euhm/, n. Rom. Cath. Ch. a group of ancient heresies, stressing escape from this world through the acquisition of esoteric knowledge. [GNOSTIC + ISM] * * * Religious and philosophical movement popular in the Roman world in the… …   Universalium