gnosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce gnosis in British English:
UK ['nəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce gnosis in American English:
US ['noʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics
Word Origin
- gnosis (n.)
- "knowledge," especially "special knowledge of spiritual mysteries," 1703, from Greek gnosis "a knowing, knowledge; a judicial inquiry, investigation; a being known," in Christian writers, "higher knowledge of spiritual things," from PIE *gno-ti-, from root *gno- "to know" (see gnostic (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Counting the gnosis of life through the touches of condensation .
- 2. Gnosis and treatment of testicular torsion .
- 3. Gnosis on urban integrated disaster alleviation in baoji city .
- 4. Chen wei 's favorite saying is , " memory is knowledge ; from your memories you find gnosis . "
- 5. Body gnosis : a study of religious inspiration of spiritual healers and religious practitioners .