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gnosis

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Gnosis is the debut studio album by British progressive metal band Monuments . It was released on August 27, 2012 through Century Media Records . The album was produced by founding member and guitarist John Browne. Music videos for the songs "97% Static" ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics [also: gnoses (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gnosis \Gno"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. gnw^sis.] (Metaph.) The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context gnosticism English) An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics. 2 Act or process of knowing. 3 (context occult English) An altered state of awareness in which the will is magically effective.

Usage examples of gnosis.

Though the mighty and the learned consider them fools, their possession of the Gnosis, the sorcery of the Ancient North, commands respect and mortal envy.

Over the centuries, the Scarlet Spires had abducted dozens of Mandate Schoolmen, hoping to wrest from them the secrets of the Gnosis, the sorcery of the Ancient North.

And there was sorcery, the Gnosis, and the prospect of near limitless power.

Thankfully, the Gnosis was a language for which the Prince possessed no tongue.

When Xinemus had told him that certain books pertaining to the Gnosis had been found in the Sareotic Library, he could read the subtext well enough.

To his gut he balked at the notionthe mere thought of surrendering the Gnosis to someone outside his School made him blanch.

His knowledge of the Gnosis was the one thing he shared with Seswatha, whose imprint owned every movement of his slumbering soul.

The Gnosis gave them a power far out of proportion to the size of their School.

He found nothing that even hinted at the Gnosis, but he did, nevertheless, find several things of peculiar interest.

The Gnosis would be such a lovely thing to wrest from this quivering dog, but it would be an unexpected gift.

And then we shall see if he values the Gnosis over his closest friend.

Not only would the Mandate never dare such an act, but there was no way, even with the glittering Abstractions of the Gnosis, they could succeed.

As much as they were envied their possession of the Gnosis, the sorcery of the Ancient North, they were a laughingstock, the charlatan in the courts of all the Great Factions.

The other Schools could never forgive the Mandate their heritage, their possession of the Gnosis, the knowledge of the Ancient North.

The Gnosis of the Nonmen Magi, the Quya, refined through another thousand years of human cunning.