gnosis

[ noh-sis ]

/ ˈnoʊ sɪs /

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noun

knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.

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Origin of gnosis

1695–1705; <New Latin <Greek gnṓsis a seeking to know, equivalent to gnō-, base of gignṓskeinknow¹ + -sis-sis

Words nearby gnosis

gnomist, gnomology, gnomon, gnomonic, -gnomy, gnosis, Gnossus, gnostic, Gnosticism, Gnosticize, gnotobiosis

Other definitions for gnosis (2 of 2)

-gnosis

a combining form meaning “knowledge,” used in the formation of compound words: prognosis.

Origin of -gnosis

<Latin -gnōsis<Greek; see gnosis

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How to use gnosis in a sentence

Gnosis was never really “founded,” per se, but forged over time among a group of people who became friends talking over code.
The Hackers Who Broke Gawker|Brian Ries|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Gnosis now understands how a large website such as Gawker functions.
The Hackers Who Broke Gawker|Brian Ries|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Nobody else should feel too threatened that Gnosis is out digging around.
The Hackers Who Broke Gawker|Brian Ries|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
“We try to keep our ears open,” said one of the Gnosis members.
The Hackers Who Broke Gawker|Brian Ries|December 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Another one of the hackers shared some of the backgrounds of Gnosis group members.
New Gawker Security Breach|Brian Ries|December 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
From Gnossus, whence the Greeks drew all their laws and science, came probably the Greek word gnosis, meaning knowledge.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
He evidently feels in a position to give his gnosis with some claim to a deferential hearing.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
The Gnosis of which they profess themselves adherents is a personification, the on and mediator “knowledge of life” (see below).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
The Gnosis is formally a philosophy of revelation, that is a Scripture theology,700 and materially a cosmological speculation.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)|Adolph Harnack
This also applies to Origen's Christian Gnosis or scientific dogmatic, which is simply the metaphysics of the age.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)|Adolph Harnack

British Dictionary definitions for gnosis (1 of 2)

gnosis

/ (ˈnəʊsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

supposedly revealed knowledge of various spiritual truths, esp that said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics

Word Origin for gnosis

C18: ultimately from Greek: knowledge, from gignōskein to know

British Dictionary definitions for gnosis (2 of 2)

-gnosis

n combining form

(esp in medicine) recognition or knowledgeprognosis; diagnosis

Derived forms of -gnosis

-gnostic, adj combining form

Word Origin for -gnosis

via Latin from Greek: gnosis

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