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gno⋅sis

  [noh-sis]
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–noun
knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
Origin:
1695–1705; < NL < Gk gnsis a seeking to know, equiv. to gnō-, base of gignskein know + -sis -sis

-gnosis

 
a combining form meaning “knowledge,” used in the formation of compound words: prognosis.
Origin:
< L -gnōsis < Gk; see gnosis
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gno·sis   (nō'sĭs)   
n.  Intuitive apprehension of spiritual truths, an esoteric form of knowledge sought by the Gnostics.

[Greek gnōsis, knowledge, from gignōskein, gnō-, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]
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