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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“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 • Jun. 9, 2022

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 • Mar. 11, 2022

We can feel its gnostic effects on our everyday reality, but we rarely see it, and it’s quite inscrutable to non-initiates.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2019

Cerinthus is a blend of judaizing christian and gnostic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various