Gnosticism
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- noun
- /ˈnɑːstɪˌsɪzəm/
- And, of course, the aforementioned authoritative text on Gnosticism, the Pistis Sophia, which is like the Gnostic Bible.
- form of Gnosticism
- an ancient form of Gnosticism
- philosophy of Gnosticism
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Watch on YouTubeHe taught us about Manichaeism and Gnosticism and all that, that sort of cool stuff.
- He taught us about Manichaeism and Gnosticism and all that, that sort of cool stuff.
- I believe in that, but I'm troubled by Gnosticism's anxiety with the body.
- Well, it's not so much Socrates, Plato's philosophy, if you read it in a certain way, it leads to Gnosticism, right?
- And lo and behold, all sudden at the same time, they discovered these new letters of Paul, where Paul is condemning Gnosticism.
- And yeah, next thing you know, I'm studying like Hermeticism and Gnosticism and Rosicrucianism and the wisdom traditions and things like that.
Examples
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I believe in that, but I'm troubled by Gnosticism's anxiety with the body.
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And I remain particularly interested in the subject of your dissertation: the moment when Gnosticism appeared.
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As I understand it, the essence of Gnosticism is this: the natural is regarded as unnatural.
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I believe the modern/postmodern axis described above owes a profound debt to Gnosticism.
Academic text (1998) -
Absolutely, and many forms of Gnosticism were intensely ascetic and monastic.
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Whereas left-wing utopianism seeks to create a perfect material world, Gnosticism sought to do precisely the opposite:
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They're mostly rare treatises on Gnosticism, Alchemy, Hinduism, forgotten religions, books of poetry, and mysticism.
Fiction book (1992) -
Early church leaders rejected Gnosticism because it viewed the material world as created by a lesser divinity.
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According to the tenets of Gnosticism, salvation is attained through esoteric knowledge known as gnosis.
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Many of the lost gospels provide insight into Gnosticism, a movement that challenges conventional beliefs about divinity.
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Etymology
Gnosticism comes from the Greek gnosis meaning 'knowledge' and the ending -ism for 'a belief system'. So Gnosticism names religious ideas that say people are 'saved' by special inner 'knowledge' rather than by public rules, and that the physical world is less important.