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gnosis

gno·sis [ nṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
understanding of spiritual mysteries: knowledge of spiritual truths reputedly possessed by the ancient Gnostics, who believed them to be essential to salvation

[Late 16th century. < Greek gnōsis "investigation, knowledge" < gignōskein "know"]
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