Examples of 'gnosticism' in a sentence

Meaning of "gnosticism"

Gnosticism is a religious and philosophical movement or belief system that focuses on esoteric knowledge, spiritual insight, and personal salvation
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  • A wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge, and generally holding the belief that there is a god greater than the Demiurge, or the creator of the world.
  • Alternative form of Gnosticism

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Gnosticism soon entered followed by other deceptions.
These heresies are called gnosticism and pelagianism.
Gnosticism has been very diverse through history.
But here comes gnosticism again.
Gnosticism is marked by a dualism between spirit and material.
A major source of heretical teaching was gnosticism.
Encountering gnosticism in history and in the present.
But there is really no consensus on the origins of gnosticism.
Gnosticism is above all a doctrine of salvation.
He also studied the roles of gnosticism and mysticism in science.
Gnosticism offered two traditional answers to the question.
That was fighting the gnosticism.
Gnosticism affirmed that originally all reality was spiritual.
This is not gnosticism.
Gnosticism can not transcend.

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But in terms of gnosticism.
Gnosticism was one of these religions.
Defamation against gnosticism.
Gnosticism took many forms.
Modern occult teachings are ancient gnosticism raised from the dust.
Gnosticism was one of those.
Voegelin on gnosticism.
Gnosticism is true christianity.
This kind of thinking developed in a second century into full scale gnosticism.
Adherents of gnosticism were most numerous during the second and third centuries.
During the time of the early church the major battle was against gnosticism.
Gnosticism is back.
This is the train of logic that leads from dualism and gnosticism to racial nihilism.
In gnosticism preaching is designed to awaken powers latent within the human psyche.
The earliest origins of Gnosticism are still disputed.
Gnosticism taught that the spiritual was good and the material was bad.
The origins of Gnosticism are far from clear.
Gnosticism is a current of thought that pretends to have the true knowledge of everything.
It is impossible to attempt to give an account of Gnosticism here.
This contemporary gnosticism reflects all too faithfully the ideology and imperatives of late capitalist society.
Anicetus took a firm stand against Gnosticism.
The record of Gnosticism is clearly marked in blood.
This is the very definition of ethnic Gnosticism.
Gnosticism was one of the earliest Christian heresies.
It is important to realize that Gnosticism was not a religion.
As a result he devoted his energies to suppressing Gnosticism.
Green here linked Gnosticism with a decline in society.
It is from this soil that Gnosticism grew.
Gnosticism is primarily defined in a Christian context.
What they were facing up with was the Gnosticism.
Other scholars believe gnosticism started as a Christian heresy.
There was not a distinct religion called Gnosticism.
The danger of Gnosticism is readily apparent.
John seems to be more concerned with Gnosticism.
A false religion called Gnosticism was infiltrating the church.

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