gnosis

[ noh-sis ]

noun

knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.

Origin of gnosis

1695–1705; <New Latin <Greek gnṓsis a seeking to know, equivalent to gnō-, base of gignṓskeinknow¹ + -sis-sis

Other definitions for -gnosis (2 of 2)

-gnosis

a combining form meaning “knowledge,” used in the formation of compound words: prognosis.

Origin of -gnosis

<Latin -gnōsis<Greek; see gnosis

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How to use gnosis in a sentence

gnosis was never really “founded,” per se, but forged over time among a group of people who became friends talking over code.
The Hackers Who Broke Gawker | Brian Ries | December 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
gnosis now understands how a large website such as Gawker functions.
The Hackers Who Broke Gawker | Brian Ries | December 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Nobody else should feel too threatened that gnosis is out digging around.
The Hackers Who Broke Gawker | Brian Ries | December 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
“We try to keep our ears open,” said one of the gnosis members.
The Hackers Who Broke Gawker | Brian Ries | December 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Another one of the hackers shared some of the backgrounds of gnosis group members.
New Gawker Security Breach | Brian Ries | December 14, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

From Gnossus, whence the Greeks drew all their laws and science, came probably the Greek word gnosis, meaning knowledge.
Archaic England | Harold Bayley
He evidently feels in a position to give his gnosis with some claim to a deferential hearing.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 | Various
The gnosis of which they profess themselves adherents is a personification, the on and mediator “knowledge of life” (see below).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5 | Various
The gnosis is formally a philosophy of revelation, that is a Scripture theology,700 and materially a cosmological speculation.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) | Adolph Harnack
This also applies to Origen's Christian gnosis or scientific dogmatic, which is simply the metaphysics of the age.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) | Adolph Harnack

British Dictionary definitions for gnosis (1 of 2)

gnosis

/ (ˈnəʊsɪs) /

nounplural -ses (-siːz)

supposedly revealed knowledge of various spiritual truths, esp that said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics

Origin of gnosis

C18: ultimately from Greek: knowledge, from gignōskein to know

British Dictionary definitions for -gnosis (2 of 2)

-gnosis

n combining form

(esp in medicine) recognition or knowledge: prognosis; diagnosis

Origin of -gnosis

via Latin from Greek: gnosis

Derived forms of -gnosis

-gnostic, adj combining form

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