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Definition of gnostic

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Gnostic (n.) 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..

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Superstition :: Superstition (n.) Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like..

Geognostic :: Geognostic (a.) Alt. of Geognostica.

Indifferentism :: Indifferentism (n.) State of indifference; want of interest or earnestness; especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism..

Prognosticating :: Prognosticating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prognosticat.

Boding :: Boding (n.) A prognostic; an omen; a foreboding.

Geognostical :: Geognostical (a.) Of or pertaining to geognosy, or to a knowledge of the structure of the earth; geological..

Soothsaying :: Soothsaying (n.) A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication.

Diagnostic :: Diagnostic (a.) Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease..

Impeccable :: Impeccable (n.) One who is impeccable; esp., one of a sect of Gnostic heretics who asserted their sinlessness..

Soothsayer :: Soothsayer (n.) One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.

Heracleonite :: Heracleonite (n.) A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church..

Augury :: Augury (n.) An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.

Marcosian :: Marcosian (n.) One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so called from Marcus, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a margician..

Gnostic :: Gnostic (n.) 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..

Prophesy :: Prophesy (v. t.) To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.

Gnostic :: Gnostic (a.) Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its adherents; as, the Gnostic heresy..

Harioiation :: Harioiation (n.) Prognostication; soothsaying.

Diagnose :: Diagnose (v. t. & i.) To ascertain by diagnosis; to diagnosticate. See Diagnosticate.

Pyrognostic :: Pyrognostic (a.) Of or pertaining to characters developed by the use of heat; pertaining to the characters of minerals when examined before the blowpipe; as, the pyrognostic characters of galena..

Presage :: Presage (v. t.) Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury.