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GNOSTICISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Gnosticism" is a kind of...):
heresy; unorthodoxy (a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)
theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)
Domain member category:
aeon; eon ((Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Gnosticism"):
Mandaeanism; Mandeanism (a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs)
