English noun: Gnosticism | |||
1. | Gnosticism (cognition) a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches | ||
Broader (hypernym) | heresy, theological doctrine, unorthodoxy | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Mandaeanism, Mandeanism | ||
Domain category members | aeon, eon | ||