: esoteric knowledge of spiritual truth held by the ancient Gnostics to be essential to salvation
Examples of gnosis in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
She’s never lost her devout belief that pop-music fandom is the ultimate gnosis.
—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 Nov. 2025
Sounding faintly Buddhist to the modern ear, those writings interpreted miracles as symbolic descriptions of real spiritual revelations and transformations, available only to those with access to secret knowledge (gnosis).
—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 Nov. 2025
Sounding faintly Buddhist to the modern ear, those writings interpreted miracles as symbolic descriptions of real spiritual revelations and transformations, available only to those with access to secret knowledge (gnosis).
—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gnosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnosis. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
