gnosis

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Pronunciation

Noun

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gnosis (countable and uncountable, plural gnoses)

  1. (religion) An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.
  2. The act or process of knowing in general.
  3. (occult) An altered state of awareness in which the will is magically effective.

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Pronunciation

Noun

gnosis

  1. gnosis

Declension

Inflection of gnosis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative gnosis gnosikset
genitive gnosiksen gnosisten
gnosiksien
partitive gnosista gnosiksia
illative gnosikseen gnosiksiin
singular plural
nominative gnosis gnosikset
accusative nom. gnosis gnosikset
gen. gnosiksen
genitive gnosiksen gnosisten
gnosiksien
partitive gnosista gnosiksia
inessive gnosiksessa gnosiksissa
elative gnosiksesta gnosiksista
illative gnosikseen gnosiksiin
adessive gnosiksella gnosiksilla
ablative gnosikselta gnosiksilta
allative gnosikselle gnosiksille
essive gnosiksena gnosiksina
translative gnosikseksi gnosiksiksi
abessive gnosiksetta gnosiksitta
instructive gnosiksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of gnosis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gnosikseni gnosikseni
accusative nom. gnosikseni gnosikseni
gen. gnosikseni
genitive gnosikseni gnosisteni
gnosiksieni
partitive gnosistani gnosiksiani
inessive gnosiksessani gnosiksissani
elative gnosiksestani gnosiksistani
illative gnosikseeni gnosiksiini
adessive gnosiksellani gnosiksillani
ablative gnosikseltani gnosiksiltani
allative gnosikselleni gnosiksilleni
essive gnosiksenani gnosiksinani
translative gnosiksekseni gnosiksikseni
abessive gnosiksettani gnosiksittani
instructive
comitative gnosiksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gnosiksesi gnosiksesi
accusative nom. gnosiksesi gnosiksesi
gen. gnosiksesi
genitive gnosiksesi gnosistesi
gnosiksiesi
partitive gnosistasi gnosiksiasi
inessive gnosiksessasi gnosiksissasi
elative gnosiksestasi gnosiksistasi
illative gnosikseesi gnosiksiisi
adessive gnosiksellasi gnosiksillasi
ablative gnosikseltasi gnosiksiltasi
allative gnosiksellesi gnosiksillesi
essive gnosiksenasi gnosiksinasi
translative gnosikseksesi gnosiksiksesi
abessive gnosiksettasi gnosiksittasi
instructive
comitative gnosiksinesi

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Noun

gnosis m (definite singular gnosisen, uncountable)

  1. (Gnosticism) gnosis
    Synonym: gnose

Derived terms

References

  • gnosis” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Noun

gnosis n (definite singular gnosiset, uncountable)

  1. (Gnosticism) gnosis
    Synonym: gnose

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, knowledge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnosis/
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: gno‧sis

Noun

gnosis f (plural gnosis)

  1. (Gnosticism) gnosis

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