gnosticism
/ˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/
noun
- A religious and philosophical movement from early Christianity that emphasizes secret knowledge (gnosis) as the path to salvation, often viewing the material world as evil and the spiritual world as good.
- Gnosticism taught that salvation comes through special knowledge rather than faith alone.
- Many early Christian leaders argued against the ideas of Gnosticism.
- Scholars study ancient texts to understand the beliefs of Gnosticism.
- Any belief system that claims access to hidden, special knowledge about spiritual or cosmic truths.
- Some modern spiritual groups borrow ideas from ancient Gnosticism.
- The novel explored a form of technological Gnosticism where data was sacred.
- His philosophy had a touch of Gnosticism, believing that only a few could understand the universe's secrets.