Gnosticism

English

/ˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/, /ˈnɑstəsɪzəm/

noun
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  • A wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge, and generally holding the belief that there is a god greater than the Demiurge, or the creator of the world.

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Suffix from English Gnostic.

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Gnostic

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