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gnosis

[noh-sis]
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noun

knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.

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Nearby words

  1. gnomologic,
  2. gnomology,
  3. gnomon,
  4. gnomonic,
  5. gnosia,
  6. gnossus,
  7. gnostic,
  8. gnosticism,
  9. gnosticize,
  10. gnotobiology

Origin of gnosis

1695–1705; < New Latin < Greek gnṓsis a seeking to know, equivalent to gnō-, base of gignṓskein know1 + -sis -sis

-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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British Dictionary definitions for gnosis

gnosis

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

-gnosis

n combining form

(esp in medicine) recognition or knowledgeprognosis; diagnosis
Derived Forms-gnostic, adj combining form

Word Origin for -gnosis

via Latin from Greek: gnosis
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Word Origin and History for gnosis

gnosis

n.

"special knowledge of spiritual mysteries," 1703, from Greek gnosis "investigation, knowledge," in Christian writers, "higher knowledge of spiritual things" (see gnostic (adj.)).

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