Associations to the word «Gnosticism»

Wiktionary

GNOSTICISM, noun. A wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge and generally holding the belief that there is a god greater than the Demiurge, or the creator of the world.

Dictionary definition

GNOSTICISM, noun. A religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn