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English > 1 sense of the word gnosis:
NOUNcognitiongnosisintuitive knowledge of spiritual truths
English > gnosis: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaningintuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics.
Broaderintuitioninstinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
AdjectivesGnosticof or relating to Gnosticism
gnosticpossessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things