Gnoses
[noh-sis] /ˈnoʊ sɪs/
noun
1.
knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
/ˈnəʊsɪs/
noun (pl) -ses (-siːz)
1.
supposedly revealed knowledge of various spiritual truths, esp that said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics
n.
“special knowledge of spiritual mysteries,” 1703, from Greek gnosis “investigation, knowledge,” in Christian writers, “higher knowledge of spiritual things” (see gnostic (adj.)).
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