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gnostic noun & adjective. L16.
[ecclesiastical Latin gnosticus from Greek gnostikos, from gnostos known, from gno-: see GNOME noun1, -IC.]
A. noun. (Gnostic.) A member of a heretical Christian sect of the 1st to the 3rd cents. AD who claimed gnosis. Usu. in pl. L16.
B. adjective.
1. Relating to knowledge; cognitive; intellectual. M17.
b. Clever, knowing. joc. or slang. E-M19.
2. (Gnostic.) Of or pertaining to the Gnostics; mystic, occult. M19.
gnostical adjective = GNOSTIC adjective E19.
gnostically adverb E19.
Gnosticism, gnosticism noun (the principles of) the religious movement or beliefs of the Gnostics M17.
gnosticize verb trans. & intrans. (a) verb intrans. adopt or expound Gnostic principles; (b) verb trans. give a Gnostic character to: M17.