Gnostic (An adherent of Gnosticism)

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• gnostic — [ nɒstɪk] adjective 1》 relating to knowledge, especially esoteric mystical knowledge. 2》 (Gnostic) relating to Gnosticism. noun (Gnostic) an adherent of Gnosticism. Origin C16: via eccles. L. from Gk gnōstikos, from gnōstos known …   English new terms dictionary

• gnostic — [näs′tik] adj. [Gr gnōstikos < gnōsis: see GNOSIS] 1. of knowledge; specif., of gnosis 2. [usually G ] of Gnostics or Gnosticism n. [LL(Ec) gnosticus < Gr gnōstikos] [usually G ] an adherent of Gnosticism …   English World dictionary

• gnostic — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Late Latin gnosticus, from Greek gnōstikos of knowledge, from gignōskein Date: circa 1587 an adherent of gnosticism • gnostic adjective, often capitalized …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gnosis —   n. spiritual knowledge or insight.    ♦ gnostic, a. pertaining to knowledge or gnosticism; n. adherent of gnosticism.    ♦ gnosticism, n. religious belief of those claiming gnosis or that freedom was possible through gnosis alone …   Dictionary of difficult words

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• Apocrypha — • A long article with a comments on each Apocryphal book. Classified according to origin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apocrypha     Apocrypha      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Bardaisan — ( sy. ܒܪܕܝܨܢ, unicode|Bardaiṣān ; 154–222; also Latinized as Bardesanes ) was a Syriac gnostic, founder of the Bardaisanites, and an outstanding scientist, scholar, astrologist, philosopher and poet, also renowned for his knowledge of India, on… …   Wikipedia

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• Origen — This article is about the 3rd century theologian. For other uses, see Origen (disambiguation). Origen Era Ante Nicene Fathers Born 184/5 Probably Alexandria, Egypt …   Wikipedia