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gnosis

/ˈnəʊ.sɪs/

gnosis noun: an immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.

Noun

gnosis (countable and uncountable, plural gnoses)

  1. An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.
  2. The act or process of knowing in general.
  3. An altered state of awareness in which the will is magically effective.

gnosis meaning in Tamil and Urdu

gnosis in Tamil

மறையியல் அறிவு

gnosis in Urdu

عرفان

Forms of gnosis

pluralgnoses

Origin of gnosis

Derived from Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs, “knowledge”).

Words formed from gnosis

Words that rhyme with gnosis

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Questions about gnosis

What does gnosis mean?
Gnosis means an immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.
What is gnosis in Tamil?
Gnosis in Tamil is மறையியல் அறிவு. See Gnosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gnosis?
Gnosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce gnosis?
Gnosis is pronounced /ˈnəʊ.sɪs/.
What is the plural of gnosis?
The plural of gnosis is gnoses.

Words near gnosis in the dictionary

  1. gnoses
  2. gnosiologic
  3. gnosiological
  4. gnosiologically
  5. gnosiology
  6. gnosis
  7. gnossienne
  8. gnossiennes
  9. gnostic
  10. gnostic atheist
  11. gnostic atheists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gnosis (page history and authors); gnosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gnosis (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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