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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Forethink :: Forethink (v. t.) To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind; to prognosticate.
Harioiation :: Harioiation (n.) Prognostication; soothsaying.
Diagnostic :: Diagnostic (n.) The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others.
Prenostic :: Prenostic (n.) A prognostic; an omen.
Priscillianist :: Priscillianist (n.) A follower of Priscillian, bishop of Avila in Spain, in the fourth century, who mixed various elements of Gnosticism and Manicheism with Christianity..
Prophesy :: Prophesy (v. t.) To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.
Bodement :: Bodement (n.) An omen; a prognostic.
Agnosticism :: Agnosticism (n.) That doctrine which, professing ignorance, neither asserts nor denies..
Geognostical :: Geognostical (a.) Of or pertaining to geognosy, or to a knowledge of the structure of the earth; geological..
Divine :: Divine (v. i.) To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter prognostications.
Diagnostics :: Diagnostics (n.) That part of medicine which has to do with ascertaining the nature of diseases by means of their symptoms or signs.
Prognosticating :: Prognosticating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prognosticat.
Geognostic :: Geognostic (a.) Alt. of Geognostica.
Gnosis :: Gnosis (n.) The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics..
Diagnose :: Diagnose (v. t. & i.) To ascertain by diagnosis; to diagnosticate. See Diagnosticate.
Foreshow :: Foreshow (v. t.) To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell.
Extispicious :: Extispicious (a.) Relating to the inspection of entrails for prognostication.
Prognostication :: Prognostication (n.) That which foreshows; a foretoken.
Foreholding :: Foreholding (n.) Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication.
Aruspicy :: Aruspicy (n.) Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice.
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