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Gnos·ti·cism 
[nos-tuh-siz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
[nos-tuh-siz-uhm] Pronunciation Key –noun Roman Catholic Church.
| a group of ancient heresies, stressing escape from this world through the acquisition of esoteric knowledge. |
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| Gnos·ti·cism
(nŏs'tĭ-sĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n. The doctrines of certain pre-Christian pagan, Jewish, and early Christian sects that valued the revealed knowledge of God and of the origin and end of the human race as a means to attain redemption for the spiritual element in humans and that distinguished the Demiurge from the unknowable Divine Being. |
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| gnosticism | |
noun | |
| a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Gnosticism
Gnos"ti*cism\, n. The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.
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