noun🔗ShareA wide variety of Jewish and early Christian sects having an interest in gnosis, or divine knowledge, and generally holding the belief that there is a god greater than the Demiurge, or the creator of the world."Scholars study gnosticism to understand early Christian beliefs about a separate, higher God beyond the creator of our world. "religionphilosophytheologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading