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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gnos•tic (nos′tik),USA pronunciation adj. Also, gnos′ti•cal. - pertaining to knowledge.
- possessing knowledge, esp. esoteric knowledge of spiritual matters.
- Religion(cap.) pertaining to or characteristic of the Gnostics.
n. - Religion(cap.) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- Greek gnōstikós (singular) pertaining to knowledge, equivalent. to gnōst(ós) known + -ikos -ic
- Late Latin Gnōsticī (plural) name of the sect
- 1555–65
- a combination of -gnosis and -ic, used to form adjectives from stems ending in -gnosis: prognostic.
- Greek gnōstikós pertaining to knowledge
- Medieval Latin -gnōsticus
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gnostic /ˈnɒstɪk/ adj - of, relating to, or possessing knowledge, esp esoteric spiritual knowledge
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Gnostic /ˈnɒstɪk/ n - an adherent of Gnosticism
adj - of or relating to Gnostics or to Gnosticism
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin Gnosticī the Gnostics, from Greek gnōstikos relating to knowledge, from gnōstos known, from gignōskein to know |