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adj
Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of, or relating to Gnosticism
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic.
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Usage: alt-of
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adj
knowing; wise; shrewd
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Usage: archaic, slang
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noun
A believer in Gnosticism
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic.
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Usage: alt-of
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adjective
possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things
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Antonyms: agnostic
adjective
of or relating to Gnosticism
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noun
an advocate of Gnosticism
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Broader terms: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
History
From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “relating to knowledge or knowing”), from the root of verb γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know, to learn”) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós) or from γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge, knowing”) + -κός (-kós, adjective suffix), depending upon the analysis.
Across languages
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