gnostic
adjective
pertaining to knowledge.
antignostic
-
a word derived from
gnostic.
Example Sentences
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The confidence with which he represented his antignostic interpretation of the creed as that of the Church of the Apostles was no doubt owing to this sure historical recollection.
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan
The Apologists, in their day, had found everything clear in Christianity; the antignostic Fathers had confused the Church's faith and the science that treats of it.
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan
Even at that time, moreover, he had ground enough for a more reserved attitude towards Rome, though in the antignostic struggle he could not dispense with the tradition of the Roman community.
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan
But it sums up in classic fashion the doctrines of Western orthodoxy, the main features of which were sketched by Tertullian in his antignostic writings and the work against Praxeas.
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan
