Gnosis
/ˈnəʊ.sɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics. countable, uncountable
- 2 intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics wordnet
- 3 The act or process of knowing in general. countable, uncountable
- 4 An altered state of awareness in which the will is magically effective. countable, uncountable
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More examples"There is only one true gnosis: that I percept what I percept."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).