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Gnostic.

Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnɒstɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnɑstɪk/US
  1. Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge

    not-comparable
  2. Of, or relating to Gnosticism

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “relating to knowledge or knowing”), from the root of verb γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know, to learn”) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós) or from γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge, knowing”) + -κός (-kós, adjective suffix), depending upon the analysis.

noun/ˈnɒstɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnɑstɪk/US
  1. A believer in Gnosticism

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “relating to knowledge or knowing”), from the root of verb γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know, to learn”) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós) or from γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge, knowing”) + -κός (-kós, adjective suffix), depending upon the analysis.

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