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adj. - Possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things.

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  • gnostic writings
  • I can't tell whether the Work has really followed up on this kind of gnostic elitism, because the Work is as secretive as the SSPX is transparent.
  • This interpretation was shared by orthodox and non-orthodox alike including the earliest attested interpretation by the "gnostic" Theodotus in the second century.
  • From my understanding, you would not be a gnostic.
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