gnostically
- adverb
- /nɑːˈstɪkli/
- Specialized
- We can have an experience that gnostically informs us that we are connected and that we matter.
- know gnostically
Examples
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These are metaphors that describe what is known gnostically or mystically about the connection between the inner world of the soul and the external reality of the natural world.
Academic text (1993) -
He approached life gnostically, seeking hidden truths that offered a richer understanding of his existence.
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Whether I am connected to everything out there, or everything out there is a part of me, the meaning and means of knowing are gnostically known and an intuitively felt mystical reality.
Academic text (1993) -
That which we know gnostically may be knowledge received through tapping into a spiritual aspect of the morphic field and experiencing it as the Tao.
Academic text (1993) -
The teachings were understood gnostically, revealing deep spiritual insights that transformed the followers' beliefs.
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Many ancient texts were written gnostically, containing layers of meaning meant for those seeking profound knowledge.
Synonyms
In a way that seems connected to spiritual or unseen forces
In a way that finds a spiritual meaning in stories or symbols
In a way that uses secret powers like magic
How Esoteric
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gnostically comes from the Greek root gnosis, which means 'knowledge' and appears in words like diagnosis and agnostic. So, to look at something gnostically is to search for hidden or deep spiritual 'knowledge' or meaning.