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< gnosis
Gnosticism >
Gnos·tic
(n
s
t
k)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
gnostic
Of, relating to, or possessing intellectual or spiritual knowledge.
Of or relating to Gnosticism.
NOUN:
A believer in Gnosticism.
ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin
Gn
sticus
,
a Gnostic
, from Late Greek
Gn
stikos
, from Greek
gn
stikos
,
concerning knowledge
, from
gn
sis
,
knowledge
; see
gnosis
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