Meanings
gnostic1
- Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic.
Maggie (as she is usually called) says she is constantly amazed at Kast's "almost gnostic outlook" on life.
1988 September 16, Robert McClory, “Heal Thy Neighbor”, in Chicago Reader - archaicslangknowing; wise; shrewd
I said you were a d—d gnostic fellow.
1823 December 23 (indicated as 1824), [Walter Scott], St Ronan’s Well. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC
Gnostic2
alternative Gnostick
- not comparableOf, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
- not comparableOf, or relating to Gnosticism
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepossessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγνωστικός“relating to knowledge or knowing”
- EnglishGnostic
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.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Γνωστικός
- Γνωστικός (Gnōstikós)a believer in Gnosticism
Arabic غُنُّوصِيّ, عِرْفَانِيّ
- غُنُّوصِيّ (ḡunnūṣiyy)relating to Gnosticism
- عِرْفَانِيّ (ʕirfāniyy)relating to Gnosticism
- غُنُّوصِيّ (ḡunnūṣiyy)a believer in Gnosticism
- عِرْفَانِيّ (ʕirfāniyy)a believer in Gnosticism
Catalan gnòstic, gnòstic
- gnòsticrelating to spiritual knowledge
- gnòsticrelating to Gnosticism
Esperanto gnostika
- gnostikarelating to Gnosticism
Finnish gnostinen, gnostilainen
- gnostinenrelating to spiritual knowledge
- gnostilainenrelating to Gnosticism
- gnostilainena believer in Gnosticism
German gnostisch, Gnostiker
- gnostischrelating to Gnosticism
- Gnostikera believer in Gnosticism
- Gnostikerina believer in Gnosticism
Greek γνωστικός, γνωστικός
- γνωστικός (gnostikós)relating to spiritual knowledge
- γνωστικός (gnostikós)relating to Gnosticism
Hungarian gnosztikus, gnosztikus
- gnosztikusrelating to Gnosticism
- gnosztikusa believer in Gnosticism
Italian gnostico
- gnosticorelating to Gnosticism
Norwegian gnostisk, gnostisk
- gnostiskrelating to spiritual knowledge
- gnostiskrelating to Gnosticism
- gnostikera believer in Gnosticism
Persian عرفانی, گنوستیک
- عرفانی ('erfâni)relating to spiritual knowledge
- گنوستیک (gnostik)a believer in Gnosticism
Polish gnostyczny, gnostycki
- gnostycznyrelating to spiritual knowledge
- gnostyckirelating to spiritual knowledge
- gnostycznyrelating to Gnosticism
- gnostyckirelating to Gnosticism
- gnostyka believer in Gnosticism
- gnostyczkaa believer in Gnosticism
Portuguese gnóstico, gnóstico
- gnósticorelating to spiritual knowledge
- gnósticorelating to Gnosticism
- gnósticoa believer in Gnosticism
Romanian gnostic, gnostic
- gnosticrelating to Gnosticism
- gnostica believer in Gnosticism
- gnosticăa believer in Gnosticism
Russian гности́ческий, гностик
- гности́ческий (gnostíčeskij)relating to Gnosticism
- гностик (gnostik)a believer in Gnosticism
Spanish gnóstico
- gnósticorelating to Gnosticism
Swedish gnostisk
- gnostiskrelating to Gnosticism
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Cite this entry
gnostic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnostic
“gnostic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnostic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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