gnostic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to Gnosticism

   Gnostic writings.

2. 2
   adj

   Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic.

   Maggie (as she is usually called) says she is constantly amazed at Kast's "almost gnostic outlook" on life.

3. 3
   adj

   knowing; wise; shrewd

   I said you were a d—d gnostic fellow.

From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “relating to knowledge or knowing”), from the root of verb γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know, to learn”) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós) or from γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge, knowing”) + -κός (-kós, adjective suffix), depending upon the analysis.

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