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gnostic

/ˈnɑstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
gnos-tic
IPA
/ˈnɑstɪk/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge

adj

Of, or relating to Gnosticism

noun

A believer in Gnosticism

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic.

adj

knowing; wise; shrewd

Archaic; Slang

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɑstɪk/
  • British English: /ˈnɒstɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gnostick (alternative) Gnostics (plural)

Derived Forms

antignostic cardiognostic geognostic gnostical gnostically metagnostic morphognostic neognostic nongnostic telegnostic ungnostic

Questions

How do you pronounce gnostic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑstɪk/.
What does gnostic mean?
Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
Where does gnostic come from?
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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