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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Cerebroscopy :: Cerebroscopy (n.) Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope)..
Aruspicy :: Aruspicy (n.) Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice.
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..
Augur :: Augur (v. i.) To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.
Prognostic :: Prognostic (a.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease.
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..
Diagnose :: Diagnose (v. t. & i.) To ascertain by diagnosis; to diagnosticate. See Diagnosticate.
Augury :: Augury (n.) An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.
Diagnosticate :: Diagnosticate (v. t. & i.) To make a diagnosis of; to recognize by its symptoms, as a disease..
Prognostic :: Prognostic (a.) Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs..
Gnostic :: Gnostic (a.) Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its adherents; as, the Gnostic heresy..
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..
Gnosis :: Gnosis (n.) The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics..
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..
Valentinian :: Valentinian (n.) One of a school of Judaizing Gnostics in the second century; -- so called from Valentinus, the founder..
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..
Prenostic :: Prenostic (n.) A prognostic; an omen.
Diagnostic :: Diagnostic (a.) Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease..
Onomatechny :: Onomatechny (n.) Prognostication by the letters of a name.
Presage :: Presage (v. t.) Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury.
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