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Definition of gnosis

: esoteric knowledge of spiritual truth held by the ancient Gnostics to be essential to salvation

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Recent Examples on the Web Another noted Alexandrian thinker was Valentinus, whose interpretation of Christianity required believers to embrace divine knowledge—in Greek, gnosis. — National Geographic, 19 Apr. 2019

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First Known Use of gnosis

1703, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for gnosis

Greek gnōsis, literally, knowledge, from gignōskein

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“Gnosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnosis. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.

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