GNOSTICISM


Meaning of GNOSTICISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnäs-tə-ˌsi-zəm ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Date: 1664

: the thought and practice especially of various cults of late pre-Christian and early Christian centuries distinguished by the conviction that matter is evil and that emancipation comes through gnosis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.