First Known Use: 1703
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gnosis
noun gno·sis \ˈnō-səs\
Definition of GNOSIS
: esoteric knowledge of spiritual truth held by the ancient Gnostics to be essential to salvation
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Origin of GNOSIS
Greek gnōsis, literally, knowledge, from gignōskein
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