Look up: Gnosticism

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   Gnosticism
   [n] - a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person`s spiritual element
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   Gnosticism
   Esoteric cult of divine knowledge (a synthesis of Christianity, Greek philosophy, Hinduism, Buddhism, and the mystery cults of the Mediterranean), which flourished during the 2nd...
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   Gnosticism
   Gnos'ti·cism noun The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.
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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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   Gnosticism
   `Gnosticism` refers to a diverse, syncretistic religious movement consisting of various belief systems generally united in the teaching that humans are divine souls trapped in a material world created by an imperfect spirit, the demiurge, who is frequently identified with the Abrahamic God. The demiurge may be depicted as an embodiment of evil, or in other instances as merely imperfect and as benevolent as its inadequacy permits. This demiurge ex...
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   Gnosticism
   • (n.) The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.
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   Gnosticism
   philosophical and religious movement prominent in the Greco-Roman world in the 2nd century . While Gnosticism drew from and influenced in turn many ... [42 related articles]
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   Gnosticism
   Gnosticism 1. A group of ancient heresies, stressing escape from this world through the acquisition of esoteric knowledge. 2. A religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches. The doctrines of certain pre-Christian pagan, Jewish, and early Christian sects that valued the ...
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   Gnosticism
   Gnosticism (nos'tisizum) , dualistic religious and philosophical movement of the late Hellenistic and early Christian eras. The term designates a wide assortment of sects, numerous by the 2d cent. A.D.; they all promised salvation through an occult knowledge that they claimed was revealed to the...
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