1. gnostic - Noun
2. gnostic - Adjective
Knowing; wise; shrewd.
Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its adherents; as, the Gnostic heresy.
One of the so-called philosophers in the first ages of Christianity, who claimed a true philosophical interpretation of the Christian religion. Their system combined Oriental theology and Greek philosophy with the doctrines of Christianity. They held that all natures, intelligible, intellectual, and material, are derived from the Deity by successive emanations, which they called Eons.
Source: Webster's dictionaryGnostic writings Source: Internet
According to Samuel Angus (1925) the gnostic sectarians also sought to reconcile the individual to their own personal deification ( henosis ), making each individual God. Source: Internet
According to the Gnostic view of Salvation, creation was perfect to begin with; it did not need time to grow and mature. Source: Internet
A dualist he certainly was, but he was not a Gnostic". Source: Internet
"At this stage we have not found any Gnostic texts that clearly antedate the origin of Christianity." Source: Internet
Among certain Gnostic sects, Amen became the name of an angel. Source: Internet