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Gnostic¹

  • /ˈnɒstɪk/ UK
  • /ˈnɑstɪk/ US

Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɒstɪk

Where it comes from

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.

adjective Gnostick

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

noun Gnostics · Gnostick

  1. A believer in Gnosticism

gnostic²

adjective

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic Maggie (as she is usually called) says she is constantly amazed at Kast's "almost gnostic outlook" on life.
  2. archaic, slang knowing; wise; shrewd I said you were a d—d gnostic fellow.

noun gnostics

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic

Translations

Every language

adj relating to spiritual knowledge

Portuguêsgnóstico
Ελληνικάγνωστικός gnostikós

adj relating to Gnosticism

Españolgnóstico
Portuguêsgnóstico
Deutschgnostisch
Italianognostico
Ελληνικάγνωστικός gnostikós
Românăgnostic
Русскийгности́ческий gnostíčeskij
العربيةغُنُّوصِيّ ḡunnūṣiyy, عِرْفَانِيّ ʕirfāniyy

noun a believer in Gnosticism

Portuguêsgnóstico
DeutschGnostiker, Gnostikerin
Românăgnostic, gnostică
Русскийгностик gnostik
العربيةغُنُّوصِيّ ḡunnūṣiyy, عِرْفَانِيّ ʕirfāniyy

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@misc{gnostic_2026,
  title = {gnostic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gnostic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}