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gnosis

noun
/ˈnəʊ.sɪs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der. English gnosis Derived from Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs, “knowledge”).

  1. derived from gnosis Derived from Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς — “knowledge”
  2. derived from *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder✻

Definitions

  1. An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.

  2. The act or process of knowing in general.

  3. An altered state of awareness in which the will is magically effective.

The neighborhood

Derived

acrognosis, barognosis, cardiognosis, gnoseology, hierognosis, obnosis, stereognosis

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA