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Gnosticism|ˈnɒstɪsɪz(ə)m|
[f. gnostic n. + -ism.]
The system or principles professed by the Gnostics.
1664H. More Antid. agst. Idol. To Rdr. O 2 a, Though it be indeed but a spice of the old abhorred Gnosticism. 1713R. Nelson Life Bull §69. 394 Till Platonism and Gnosticism crept into the Church. 1838Penny Cycl. XI. 281/2 Gnosticism is merely a generic term, and..included many sects that differed considerably from each other. 1865Lecky Ration. I. iii. 224 Gnosticism exercised a very great influence over Christian art. |