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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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Agnosticism :: Agnosticism (n.) The doctrine that the existence of a personal Deity, an unseen world, etc., can be neither proved nor disproved, because of the necessary limits of the human mind (as sometimes charged upon Hamilton and Mansel), or because of the insufficiency of the evidence furnished by physical and physical data, to warrant a positive conclusion (as taught by the school of Herbert Spencer); -- opposed alike dogmatic skepticism and to dogmatic theism..

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..

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

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

Augur :: Augur (v. i.) To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.

Decumbiture :: Decumbiture (n.) Aspect of the heavens at the time of taking to one's sick bed, by which the prognostics of recovery or death were made..

Prognostication :: Prognostication (n.) That which foreshows; a foretoken.

Prognosticator :: Prognosticator (n.) One who prognosticates; a foreknower or foreteller of a future course or event by present signs.

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

Prognostication :: Prognostication (n.) The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.

Elcesaite :: Elcesaite (n.) One of a sect of Asiatic Gnostics of the time of the Emperor Trajan.

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

Gnostic :: Gnostic (a.) Knowing; wise; shrewd.

Foretoken :: Foretoken (v. t.) To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate.

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..

Aruspicy :: Aruspicy (n.) Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice.

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

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

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

Diagnostic :: Diagnostic (n.) The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others.