gnosis

See also: Gnosis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ.sɪs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

gnosis (countable and uncountable, plural gnoses)

  1. (Gnosticism) an immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics
  2. act or process of knowing
  3. (occult) an altered state of awareness in which the will is magically effective

Translations


Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡno(ː)sis/, [ˈɡno̞(ː)s̠is̠]

Noun

gnosis

  1. gnosis

Declension

Inflection of gnosis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative gnosis gnosikset
genitive gnosiksen gnosisten
gnosiksien
partitive gnosista gnosiksia
illative gnosikseen gnosiksiin
singular plural
nominative gnosis gnosikset
accusative nom. gnosis gnosikset
gen. gnosiksen
genitive gnosiksen gnosisten
gnosiksien
partitive gnosista gnosiksia
inessive gnosiksessa gnosiksissa
elative gnosiksesta gnosiksista
illative gnosikseen gnosiksiin
adessive gnosiksella gnosiksilla
ablative gnosikselta gnosiksilta
allative gnosikselle gnosiksille
essive gnosiksena gnosiksina
translative gnosikseksi gnosiksiksi
instructive gnosiksin
abessive gnosiksetta gnosiksitta
comitative gnosiksineen
Possessive forms of gnosis (type vastaus)
possessor singular plural
1st person gnosikseni gnosiksemme
2nd person gnosiksesi gnosiksenne
3rd person gnosiksensa

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Noun

gnosis m (definite singular gnosisen, uncountable)

  1. (Gnosticism) gnosis
    Synonym: gnose

Derived terms

References

  • gnosis” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Noun

gnosis n (definite singular gnosiset, uncountable)

  1. (Gnosticism) gnosis
    Synonym: gnose

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnosis/ [ˈno.sis]
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: gno‧sis

Noun

gnosis f (plural gnosis)

  1. (Gnosticism) gnosis

Further reading

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