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gnostic definition

gnos·tic (näs′tik)

adjective

  1. of knowledge; specif., of gnosis
  2. of Gnostics or Gnosticism

Etymology: Gr gnōstikos < gnōsis: see gnosis

noun

an adherent of Gnosticism

Etymology: LL(Ec) gnosticus < Gr gnōstikos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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