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gnostic:: | Spocien Dictionary
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| Derivation | gnosis |
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This positive usage was to contrast it with how gnostic sectarians used the word.
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Gnostic Christianity synthesized core Christian beliefs with other mythologies.
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The gnostic demiurge bears resemblance to figures in Plato's Timaeus and Republic.
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Its beliefs were based on local Mesopotamian gnostic and religious movements.
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Marcionism, though technically not gnostic, rejected the Hebrew Bible in its entirety.
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What emerges is a belief system almost gnostic in its separation from the material world.
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In Middle English, words spelt with gn like gnat, gnostic, gnome, etc.
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Gnostic ideas found a Jewish variation in the mystical study of Kabbalah.
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Arguing for a gnostic influence has to be seen as part of this strategy.
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- Of or relating to Gnosticism; "Gnostic writings"
- An advocate of Gnosticism
- Possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things
- (gnosticism) a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
- Gnosticism (from Ancientu00A0Greek: u03B3u03BDu03C9u03C3u03C4u03B9u03BAu03CCu03C2 gnostikos, "having knowledge", from u03B3u03BDu1FF6u03C3u03B9u03C2 gnu014Dsis, knowledge) is a modern term categorizing a collection of ancient religions whose adherents shunned the material worldu00A0u2013 which they viewed as created by the demiurgeu00A0u2013 and embraced the spiritual world...
- Alternative capitalization of Gnostic
- (Gnosticism) 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
- (GNOSTICISM) A very complex ancient heresy that was manifested in many different forms and beliefs. The Gnostics taught that Christ had imparted secret knowledge "gnosis," to a select few, who in turn transmitted hidden truths to an elite. ...
- (Gnosticism) is a blanket term for various mystical initiatory religions, sects and knowledge schools, which were most prominent in the first few centuries CE. ...
