Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gnosticism

1 sense of gnosticism

Sense 1
Gnosticism -- (a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches)
       => theological doctrine -- (the doctrine of a religious group)
       => heresy, unorthodoxy -- (a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)