gnostic

[ nos-tik ]
/ ˈnɒs tɪk /

adjective Also gnos·ti·cal.

pertaining to knowledge.
possessing knowledge, especially esoteric knowledge of spiritual matters.
(initial capital letter) pertaining to or characteristic of the Gnostics.

noun

(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.

Origin of gnostic

1555–65; < Late Latin Gnōsticī (plural) name of the sect < Greek gnōstikós (singular) pertaining to knowledge, equivalent to gnōst(ós) known + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM gnostic

gnos·ti·cal·ly, adverb an·ti·gnos·tic, adjective, noun an·ti·gnos·ti·cal, adjective un·gnos·tic, adjective

Words nearby gnostic

gnomon, gnomonic, gnosia, gnosis, gnossus, gnostic, gnosticism, gnosticize, gnotobiology, gnotobiosis, gnotobiota

Example sentences from the Web for antignostic

  • We might without loss give up the half of the Apologies in return for the preservation of Justin's chief Antignostic work.

    History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) |Adolph Harnack

  • The interpretation of this confession was fixed in certain ground features, that is, in an Antignostic sense.

    History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) |Adolph Harnack

British Dictionary definitions for antignostic (1 of 2)

gnostic

gnostical

/ (ˈnɒstɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or possessing knowledge, esp esoteric spiritual knowledge

Derived forms of gnostic

gnostically, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for antignostic (2 of 2)

Gnostic
/ (ˈnɒstɪk) /

noun

an adherent of Gnosticism

adjective

of or relating to Gnostics or to Gnosticism

Word Origin for Gnostic

C16: from Late Latin Gnosticī the Gnostics, from Greek gnōstikos relating to knowledge, from gnōstos known, from gignōskein to know