LEARNit Dictionary
Gnosticism
noun
/ˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/
UK
/ˈnɑːstɪsɪzəm/
US
1
a movement in the early Christian church, which was considered heretical(= against the principles of the church), whose followers believed the physical world was evil and wished to live as far as possible in the spiritual world
گنوسیسم, گنوسیگرایی