gnostic
Example Sentences
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Edgar Calel’s dimly lighted installation, in which stones and plant matter dangle over vessels that hold flickering, electronic flames, transports us to a contemplative gnostic ritual.
Joined by about a dozen longtime collaborators and close family members, he leads the ensemble in a few traditional songs and a handful of originals built on gnostic, historically grounded lyrics and drifting, driving rhythms.
From New York Times
He became a gnostic voice of cinema and a pariah, at least in mainstream circles.
From New York Times
“I was a nomad after losing my room, and I was a gnostic because I had to survive by my wits,” he told The Times.
From New York Times
The room was silent — no beating hearts, ticking clocks or gnostic ravens — except for the creak of a chair and the soft flutter of a turning page.
From Washington Post
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