Gnosticism

2 definitions found

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

  Gnosticism \Gnos"ti*cism\, n.
     The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Gnosticism
       n : a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to
           release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy
           by Christian churches