Gnostic
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- adjective
- /ˈnɑːstɪk/
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gnóstico
- The passage describes a Gnostic religious service with overtones of magic.
- Gnostic serpent
- Gnostic intermediaries
- Gnostic and Christian
And that is exactly where you get the parody of the Gnostic gospels in Irenaeus.
- And that is exactly where you get the parody of the Gnostic gospels in Irenaeus.
- So the Gospels that were written by the various Gnostic groups, those are after Jesus.
- And if you look of course at the, the Gnostic gospels, there's this realization that Jesus says I'm, I'm more than man or woman.
- Bold expositor of the gnostic Gospels, reading ancient scriptures anew.
- It's some are Gnostic, some, like Paul are based on the law or very legalistic.
- So Marcion is this character, he's a one of them are heretics of all one of the big leading of the Gnostic Christians.
Examples
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Gnostic dualism draws from the mythical basis of many Gnostic religions in the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East.
Academic text (1990) -
Once again, we see in Dubliners the tension between Gnostic and Christian interpretations.
Academic text (1991) -
And I think some of this touches on kind of Gnostic ideas, You know, what do you mean?
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So the Gospels that were written by the various Gnostic groups, those are after Jesus.
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And the Gnostic Gospels have been a big focus of mine.
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The story I want to tell you now is about my first true Gnostic experience.
Academic text (2001) -
Her main interest is in the light it may shed on Gnostic beliefs in the late Roman Empire.
Blog text (8) -
If you read the Gnostic tenets, you will see this is a pervasive theme.
Blog text (19) -
The mystical traditions, including Gnostic and Catholic Mysticism, not only preserved these ideas but fostered them.
Blog text (21) -
The scholar presented a thorough analysis of Gnostic texts that reveal hidden spiritual meanings.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Gnostic = gnosis (semi-transparent) = gnost + ic
Formed from the root 'gnost/gnosis' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic'; the root meaning 'esoteric knowledge' is specialized and unfamiliar to many learners, so the derivation is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Gnostic comes from the Greek word gnosis, which means 'knowledge'. So, when something is called Gnostic it is connected to beliefs that value secret or deep spiritual 'knowledge'.