Gnostic

See also: gnostic

English

Alternative forms

Gnostick

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “relating to knowledge or knowing”), from the root of verb γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know, to learn”) +‎ -τῐκός (-tĭkós) or from γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge, knowing”) +‎ -κός (-kós, adjective suffix), depending upon the analysis.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

Gnostic (not comparable)

Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
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)

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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