Gnosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gnosis \Gno"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. gnw^sis.] (Metaph.)
     The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was
     claimed by the Gnostics.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  gnosis
       n : intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been
           possessed by ancient Gnostics
       [also: {gnoses} (pl)]