Gnosticism - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • call: Many centuries ago, a perfectly sensible and attractive religion called Gnosticism was based on the idea that the Hebrew god was the Devil.
  • develop: One was early developing Gnosticism that was a great threat to Christianity - don't be afraid of that big word!

Adjective modifier

  • ancient: What you see today in the feminist agenda is a repackaging, a reincarnation of ancient Gnosticism.

Noun used with modifier

  • word: The Greek word gnosis means revealed knowledge, and from it derives the word Gnosticism, a religion of the second and third centuries.

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