Gnostic

See also: gnostic

English

Alternative forms

• Gnostick

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “relating to knowledge”), from γνωστός (gnōstós, “known”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I know”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒstɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑstɪk/
• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒstɪk

Adjective

Gnostic (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
2. Of, or relating to Gnosticism

Translations

relating to spiritual knowledge

• Finnish: gnostinen
• Greek: γνωστικός (el) m (gnostikós)
• Norwegian: gnostisk
• Persian: عرفانی (fa) ('erfâni)
• Portuguese: gnóstico (pt)
• Slovene: gnóstičen

relating to Gnosticism

• Arabic: غُنُّوصِيّ m (ḡunnūṣiyy), عِرْفَانِيّ (ʕirfāniyy)
• Armenian: գնոստիկական (hy) (gnostikakan)
• Esperanto: gnostika
• Finnish: gnostilainen
• German: gnostisch (de)
• Greek: γνωστικός (el) m (gnostikós)
• Hungarian: gnosztikus (hu)
• Italian: gnostico (it)
• Norwegian: gnostisk
• Polish: gnostyczny (pl), gnostycki (pl)
• Portuguese: gnóstico (pt)
• Romanian: gnostic (ro)
• Russian: гности́ческий (ru) (gnostíčeskij)
• Slovene: gnóstičen
• Spanish: gnóstico (es)

Noun

Gnostic (plural Gnostics)

2. A believer in Gnosticism

Translations

a believer in Gnosticism

• Arabic: غُنُّوصِيّ m (ḡunnūṣiyy), عِرْفَانِيّ m (ʕirfāniyy)
• Armenian: գնոստիկ (hy) (gnostik)
• Finnish: gnostilainen
• German: Gnostiker (de) m, Gnostikerin (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Γνωστικός m (Gnōstikós)

• Hungarian: gnosztikus (hu)
• Norwegian: gnostiker m
• Persian: گنوستیک (fa) (gnostik)
• Polish: gnostyk (pl) m, gnostyczka f
• Portuguese: gnóstico (pt) m
• Romanian: gnostic (ro) m, gnostică (ro) f
• Russian: гностик (ru) (gnostik)

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