Meanings
gnosticism1
noungnosticism (countable and uncountable, plural gnosticisms)
plural gnosticisms
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Gnosticism.
Gnosticism2
nounGnosticism (countable and uncountable, plural Gnosticisms)
plural Gnosticisms
- countableuncountableA 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.
Another contemporary scholar of Gnosticism, C. G. Jung, has taken this notion of the twin ray and applied it to his own model of the contrasexual nature of the self.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 31
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
- Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
- Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
- EnglishGnostic
- EnglishGnosticism
Translations
Arabic غُنُّوصِيَّة, عِرْفَانِيَّة
- غُنُّوصِيَّة (ḡunnūṣiyya)Gnosticism
- عِرْفَانِيَّة (ʕirfāniyya)Gnosticism
Bulgarian гностици́зъм
- гностици́зъм (gnosticízăm)Gnosticism
Catalan gnosticisme
- gnosticismeGnosticism
Chinese Cantonese 諾斯底主義 /诺斯底主义
- 諾斯底主義 /诺斯底主义 (nok⁶ si¹ dai² zyu² ji⁶)Gnosticism
Chinese Mandarin 諾斯底主義 /诺斯底主义
- 諾斯底主義 /诺斯底主义 (Nuòsīdǐ zhǔyì)Gnosticism
Czech gnosticismus, gnóze
- gnosticismusGnosticism
- gnózeGnosticism
Danish gnosticisme
- gnosticismeGnosticism
Dutch gnosticisme
- gnosticismeGnosticism
Esperanto gnostikismo
- gnostikismoGnosticism
Finnish gnostilaisuus
- gnostilaisuusGnosticism
French gnosticisme
- gnosticismeGnosticism
German Gnostizismus
- GnostizismusGnosticism
Greek γνωστικισμός
- γνωστικισμός (gnostikismós)Gnosticism
Hebrew גְּנוֹסְטִיקָה
- גְּנוֹסְטִיקָה (gnostiqa)Gnosticism
Hungarian gnoszticizmus
- gnoszticizmusGnosticism
Italian gnosticismo
- gnosticismoGnosticism
Japanese グノーシス主義
- グノーシス主義 (gunōshisu shugi)Gnosticism
Korean 영지주의
- 영지주의 (yeongjijuui)Gnosticism
Latvian gnosticisms
- gnosticismsGnosticism
Lithuanian gnosticizmas
- gnosticizmasGnosticism
Norwegian gnostisisme
- gnostisismeGnosticism
Persian گنوستیسیزم, غنوصی
- گنوستیسیزم (gnostisizm)Gnosticism
- غنوصی (ġnusi)Gnosticism
Polish gnostycyzm
- gnostycyzmGnosticism
Portuguese gnosticismo
- gnosticismoGnosticism
Romanian gnosticism
- gnosticismGnosticism
Russian гностици́зм
- гностици́зм (gnosticízm)Gnosticism
Spanish gnosticismo
- gnosticismoGnosticism
Swedish gnosticism
- gnosticismGnosticism
Tagalog nostisismo
- nostisismoGnosticism
Turkish gnostisizm
- gnostisizmGnosticism
Ukrainian гностицизм
- гностицизм (hnostycyzm)Gnosticism
Urdu معرفت
- معرفتGnosticism
Cite this entry
APA
gnosticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnosticism
MLA
“gnosticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnosticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnosticism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnosticism.
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