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Definition of "gnosis" [‖Gno•sis]

  • Intuitive apprehension of spiritual truths, an esoteric form of knowledge sought by the Gnostics. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gnosis" in a sentence
  • "Along with Gnostics (from the Greek word "gnosis" meaning knowledge) they were persecuted, anathematised and systematically and progressively oppressed."
  • "Gnosticism—derived from gnosis, the Greek word for knowledge—grew alongside early Christianity."
  • "Others, he noted, were quite sure they had attained a certain 'gnosis' - had, more or less successfully, solved the problem of existence; while I was quite sure I had not, and had a pretty strong conviction that the problem was insoluble."