Meaning Gnosticism
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Gnosticism


1660s, from Gnostic + -ism.
Source: etymonline.com

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Gnosticism


(n) a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
Source: beedictionary.com

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Gnosticism


Gnosticism taught that Jesus was God in the appearance of a man and that the way to salvation was knowledge and understanding about God, not faith. (See also Adoptionism)
Source: teachinghearts.org

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Gnosticism


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 [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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