gnosticism
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1. a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | heresy, unorthodoxy, |
| definition | : | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | mandaeanism, mandeanism, |
| definition | : | a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | aeon, eon, |
| definition | : | (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe (noun.person) |
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