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gnosis

1

[ noh-sis ]

noun

  1. knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.


-gnosis

2
  1. a combining form meaning “knowledge,†used in the formation of compound words:

    prognosis.

-gnosis

1

combining form

  1. (esp in medicine) recognition or knowledge

    prognosis

    diagnosis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gnosis

2

/ ˈ²Ôəʊ²õɪ²õ /

noun

  1. supposedly revealed knowledge of various spiritual truths, esp that said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • -gnostic, combining_form:in_adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gnosis1

1695–1705; < New Latin < Greek ²µ²Ôṓs¾±²õ a seeking to know, equivalent to ²µ²ÔÅ-, base of ²µ¾±²µ²Ôṓs°ì±ð¾±²Ô know 1 + -sis -sis

Origin of gnosis2

< Latin -²µ²ÔŲõ¾±²õ < Greek; gnosis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gnosis1

via Latin from Greek: gnosis

Origin of gnosis2

C18: ultimately from Greek: knowledge, from ²µ¾±²µ²ÔŲõ°ì±ð¾±²Ô to know
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Example Sentences

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Interspersed with Jafarieh’s musings about intention, gratitude and the “gnosis of self,†Djokovic delivers a unique moment of introspection about his journeys as a tennis player and a person.

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Rather, it is about how a spiritual sensibility can create space for vital ambiguity, contemplation and gnosis — knowledge of the heart — particularly in the face of that omnipresent human experience, suffering.

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The Greek word for knowledge is gnosis, but there is another word, epignosis, which denotes “a greater participation by the knower in the object knownâ€.

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“We do not demand faith, we offer gnosis,†he began, reading from a MacBook.

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The Epistles of Paul, both genuine and spurious, recognize the gnosis, and there were Gnostic sects, as well as individual Gnostics, both before and after the Christian era.

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