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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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Valentinian :: Valentinian (n.) One of a school of Judaizing Gnostics in the second century; -- so called from Valentinus, the founder..

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..

Onomatechny :: Onomatechny (n.) Prognostication by the letters of a name.

Foretoken :: Foretoken (n.) Prognostic; previous omen.

Agnostic :: Agnostic (n.) One who professes ignorance, or denies that we have any knowledge, save of phenomena; one who supports agnosticism, neither affirming nor denying the existence of a personal Deity, a future life, etc..

Foreholding :: Foreholding (n.) Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication.

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

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

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

Predictional :: Predictional (a.) Prophetic; prognostic.

Gnosticism :: Gnosticism (n.) The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.

Foreshow :: Foreshow (v. t.) To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell.

Nescience :: Nescience (n.) Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.

Prognosticate :: Prognosticate (v. t.) To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil..

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..

Cerinthian :: Cerinthian (n.) One of an ancient religious sect, so called from Cerinthus, a Jew, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics..

Divine :: Divine (v. i.) To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter prognostications.

Gnosis :: Gnosis (n.) The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics..

Dignotion :: Dignotion (n.) Distinguishing mark; diagnostic.

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