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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche