Gnostic

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
2. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to Gnosticism

Noun

A believer in Gnosticism

Translations

γνωστικός

Gnostikerin

gnostique

gnostico

agnóstico

gnostisch

gnóstico

Gnostiker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɒstɪk/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “relating to knowledge or knowing”), from the root of verb γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know, to learn”) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós) or from γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge, knowing”) + -κός (-kós, adjective suffix), depending upon the analysis.