gnosis

See also: Gnosis

English

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊ.sɪs/

Noun

gnosis (countable and uncountable, plural gnoses)

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

Related terms

• agnostic
• diagnosis
• gnosiology
• Gnostic
• Gnosticism
• morphognosis
• prognosis

 

Translations

gnosis

• Finnish: gnosis
• French: gnose (fr) f
• German: Gnosis (de) f
• Irish: gnóis f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gnosis m, gnose m

  Nynorsk: gnosis n, ^{(please verify)} gnose

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• Portuguese: gnose (pt) f
• Russian: гно́зис (ru) (gnózis), гно́сис (gnósis)
• Spanish: gnosis (es) f

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Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡno(ː)sis/, [ˈɡno̞(ː)s̠is̠]
• Hyphenation: gno‧sis

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 first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gnosiksemme gnosiksemme accusative nom. gnosiksemme gnosiksemme gen. gnosiksemme genitive gnosiksemme gnosistemme gnosiksiemme partitive gnosistamme gnosiksiamme inessive gnosiksessamme gnosiksissamme elative gnosiksestamme gnosiksistamme illative gnosikseemme gnosiksiimme adessive gnosiksellamme gnosiksillamme ablative gnosikseltamme gnosiksiltamme allative gnosiksellemme gnosiksillemme essive gnosiksenamme gnosiksinamme translative gnosikseksemme gnosiksiksemme abessive gnosiksettamme gnosiksittamme instructive — — comitative — gnosiksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gnosiksenne gnosiksenne accusative nom. gnosiksenne gnosiksenne gen. gnosiksenne genitive gnosiksenne gnosistenne gnosiksienne partitive gnosistanne gnosiksianne inessive gnosiksessanne gnosiksissanne elative gnosiksestanne gnosiksistanne illative gnosikseenne gnosiksiinne adessive gnosiksellanne gnosiksillanne ablative gnosikseltanne gnosiksiltanne allative gnosiksellenne gnosiksillenne essive gnosiksenanne gnosiksinanne translative gnosikseksenne gnosiksiksenne abessive gnosiksettanne gnosiksittanne instructive — — comitative — gnosiksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gnosiksensa gnosiksensa accusative nom. gnosiksensa gnosiksensa gen. gnosiksensa genitive gnosiksensa gnosistensa gnosiksiensa partitive gnosistaan gnosistansa gnosiksiaan gnosiksiansa inessive gnosiksessaan gnosiksessansa gnosiksissaan gnosiksissansa elative gnosiksestaan gnosiksestansa gnosiksistaan gnosiksistansa illative gnosikseensa gnosiksiinsa adessive gnosiksellaan gnosiksellansa gnosiksillaan gnosiksillansa ablative gnosikseltaan gnosikseltansa gnosiksiltaan gnosiksiltansa allative gnosikselleen gnosiksellensa gnosiksilleen gnosiksillensa essive gnosiksenaan gnosiksenansa gnosiksinaan gnosiksinansa translative gnosiksekseen gnosikseksensa gnosiksikseen gnosiksiksensa abessive gnosiksettaan gnosiksettansa gnosiksittaan gnosiksittansa instructive — — comitative — gnosiksineen gnosiksinensa

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

Noun

gnosis m (definite singular gnosisen, uncountable)

1. (Gnosticism) gnosis

   Synonym: gnose

Derived terms

• gnostiker
• gnostisisme
• gnostisk

 

References

• “gnosis” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

Noun

gnosis n (definite singular gnosiset, uncountable)

1. (Gnosticism) gnosis

   Synonym: gnose

Inflection

Inflection of gnosis

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	gnosis	gnosisen	gnosiser	gnosisene
Nynorsk n	gnosis	gnosiset	gnosis	gnosisa

Derived terms

• gnostikar
• gnostisisme
• gnostisk

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnosis/ [ˈno.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Hyphenation: gno‧sis

Noun

gnosis f (plural gnosis)

1. (Gnosticism) gnosis

Related terms

• gnóstico
• gnosticismo

Further reading

• “gnosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014