Gnossus
[ nos-uhs ]
/ ˈnɒs əs /
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OTHER WORDS FROM Gnossus
Gnos·si·an, adjectiveWords nearby Gnossus
gnomology, gnomon, gnomonic, -gnomy, gnosis, Gnossus, gnostic, Gnosticism, Gnosticize, gnotobiosis, gnotobiote
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How to use Gnossus in a sentence
From Gnossus, whence the Greeks drew all their laws and science, came probably the Greek word gnosis, meaning knowledge.
Archaic England|Harold BayleyThis would be a most extraordinary oversight, as the scene is laid in Crete, in the town of Gnossus.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey ChaucerI come to thee a more constant lover; damsel of Gnossus, lay aside thy fear, the wife of Bacchus shalt thou be.
The heifers of Gnossus and of Cydon 751 sighed to mate with him.