Meaning & use
gnosis
Spiritual knowledge or insight into divine mysteries, especially as taught in ancient Gnostic traditions.
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Followers believed that gnosis, not faith alone, offered a path to salvation.
The philosopher wrote extensively about gnosis as a form of inner, experiential knowledge.
A note on using this word
Gnosis is distinct from ordinary factual knowledge; it refers specifically to intuitive or mystical spiritual understanding.
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insightenlightenment
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