gnostic

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Definition of gnostic in English Turkish dictionary

Hıristiyanlığın başlangıcında ruhani sırları bilmek iddiasında olan dini fırkalar

(Felsefe) agnostisizm

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gnostik

Antik dönem Gnostikleri maddesel dünyanın içkin olarak kötücül olduğuna inanıyorlardı. - The ancient Gnostics believed that this material world was innately malevolent.

(sıfat) ruhani bilgiye ait

{s} ruhani bilgiye ait

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gnostic sensibility

(Tıp) diskriminatif sistem

gnostics

Gnostikler

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Definition of gnostic in English English dictionary

Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge

A believer in Gnosticism

Of, or relating to Gnosticism

someone who claimed to have special knowledge, particularly of a religious nature, such as passwords for getting into the heavens or for controlling angels

of knowledge or recognition

{s} pertaining to knowledge; pertaining to an understanding of spiritual things

possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things

Their system combined Oriental theology and Greek philosophy with the doctrines of Christianity

Knowing; wise; shrewd

Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its adherents; as, the Gnostic heresy

of or relating to Gnosticism; "Gnostic writings"

A person whose worldview embraces Gnosticism [CE], the thought and practice of various cults of late pre-Christian and early Christian centuries distinguished by the conviction that matter is evil and that emancipation comes through gnosis [passing down of knowledge, perhaps secret knowledge] The word gnostic derives from the Greek gnostikos, meaning "of knowledge " See the Ontario Consultants for Religious Tolerance website for a good overview of Gnosticism with additional links The Gnostic Library Archives is a good source for gnostic scripture and documents

They held that all natures, intelligible, intellectual, and material, are derived from the Deity by successive emanations, which they called Eons

an advocate of gnosticism possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things of or relating to Gnosticism; "Gnostic writings

an advocate of gnosticism

One of the so-called philosophers in the first ages of Christianity, who claimed a true philosophical interpretation of the Christian religion

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Gnostic Gospels

ancient writings which some people believe were once been part of the bible, and were taken out by early priests who disagreed with their messages

gnostics

{n} heretics who corrupted christianity by eastern philosophy, and the doctrin of icons emanating from GOD

Gnostics

plural of Gnostic

Hyphenation

gnos·tic

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikos, “relating to knowledge”), from γνωστός (gnōstos, “known”), from γιγνώσκω (gignōskō, “I know”).