gnosticism

Today it means: A wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge, and generally holding the belief that there is a god greater than the Demiurge, or the creator of the world. Full definition →

English Gnostic ← Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis