NOUN | cognition | Gnosticism | a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element |
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Sounds | naa'stihsih.zahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | A religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy / heresy by Christian churches. | |
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Category of | eon, aeon | (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe |
Narrower | Mandaeanism, Mandeanism | A Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs |
Broader | heresy, unorthodoxy | A belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion |
theological doctrine | The doctrine of a religious group | |
Spanish | gnosticismo | |
Catalan | gnosticisme | |
Adjectives | Gnostic | of or relating to Gnosticism |
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