# gnosis
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnəʊ.sɪs/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

### Noun

gnosis (countable and uncountable, plural gnoses)
* (religion) An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.
* The act or process of knowing in general.
* (occult) An altered state of awareness in which the will is magically effective.

#### Derived terms

* acrognosis
* barognosis
* cardiognosis
* gnoseology
* hierognosis
* obnosis
* stereognosis

#### Related terms

* agnostic
* diagnosis
* gnosiology
* Gnostic
* Gnosticism
* morphognosis
* pangnosis
* prognosis
* retrognosis

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡno(ː)sis/, [ˈɡno̞(ː)s̠is̠]
* Rhymes: -ɡnosis

### Noun

gnosis
* gnosis

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gnosis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gnosikseni
gnosikseni
accusative
nom.
gnosikseni
gnosikseni
gen.
gnosikseni
genitive
gnosikseni
gnosisteni gnosiksieni
partitive
gnosistani
gnosiksiani
inessive
gnosiksessani
gnosiksissani
elative
gnosiksestani
gnosiksistani
illative
gnosikseeni
gnosiksiini
adessive
gnosiksellani
gnosiksillani
ablative
gnosikseltani
gnosiksiltani
allative
gnosikselleni
gnosiksilleni
essive
gnosiksenani
gnosiksinani
translative
gnosiksekseni
gnosiksikseni
abessive
gnosiksettani
gnosiksittani
instructive
comitative
—gnosiksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gnosiksesi
gnosiksesi
accusative
nom.
gnosiksesi
gnosiksesi
gen.
gnosiksesi
genitive
gnosiksesi
gnosistesi gnosiksiesi
partitive
gnosistasi
gnosiksiasi
inessive
gnosiksessasi
gnosiksissasi
elative
gnosiksestasi
gnosiksistasi
illative
gnosikseesi
gnosiksiisi
adessive
gnosiksellasi
gnosiksillasi
ablative
gnosikseltasi
gnosiksiltasi
allative
gnosiksellesi
gnosiksillesi
essive
gnosiksenasi
gnosiksinasi
translative
gnosikseksesi
gnosiksiksesi
abessive
gnosiksettasi
gnosiksittasi
instructive
comitative
—gnosiksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gnosiksemme
gnosiksemme
accusative
nom.
gnosiksemme
gnosiksemme
gen.
gnosiksemme
genitive
gnosiksemme
gnosistemme gnosiksiemme
partitive
gnosistamme
gnosiksiamme
inessive
gnosiksessamme
gnosiksissamme
elative
gnosiksestamme
gnosiksistamme
illative
gnosikseemme
gnosiksiimme
adessive
gnosiksellamme
gnosiksillamme
ablative
gnosikseltamme
gnosiksiltamme
allative
gnosiksellemme
gnosiksillemme
essive
gnosiksenamme
gnosiksinamme
translative
gnosikseksemme
gnosiksiksemme
abessive
gnosiksettamme
gnosiksittamme
instructive
comitative
—gnosiksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gnosiksenne
gnosiksenne
accusative
nom.
gnosiksenne
gnosiksenne
gen.
gnosiksenne
genitive
gnosiksenne
gnosistenne gnosiksienne
partitive
gnosistanne
gnosiksianne
inessive
gnosiksessanne
gnosiksissanne
elative
gnosiksestanne
gnosiksistanne
illative
gnosikseenne
gnosiksiinne
adessive
gnosiksellanne
gnosiksillanne
ablative
gnosikseltanne
gnosiksiltanne
allative
gnosiksellenne
gnosiksillenne
essive
gnosiksenanne
gnosiksinanne
translative
gnosikseksenne
gnosiksiksenne
abessive
gnosiksettanne
gnosiksittanne
instructive
comitative
—gnosiksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gnosiksensa
gnosiksensa
accusative
nom.
gnosiksensa
gnosiksensa
gen.
gnosiksensa
genitive
gnosiksensa
gnosistensa gnosiksiensa
partitive
gnosistaan gnosistansa
gnosiksiaan gnosiksiansa
inessive
gnosiksessaan gnosiksessansa
gnosiksissaan gnosiksissansa
elative
gnosiksestaan gnosiksestansa
gnosiksistaan gnosiksistansa
illative
gnosikseensa
gnosiksiinsa
adessive
gnosiksellaan gnosiksellansa
gnosiksillaan gnosiksillansa
ablative
gnosikseltaan gnosikseltansa
gnosiksiltaan gnosiksiltansa
allative
gnosikselleen gnosiksellensa
gnosiksilleen gnosiksillensa
essive
gnosiksenaan gnosiksenansa
gnosiksinaan gnosiksinansa
translative
gnosiksekseen gnosikseksensa
gnosiksikseen gnosiksiksensa
abessive
gnosiksettaan gnosiksettansa
gnosiksittaan gnosiksittansa
instructive
comitative
—gnosiksineen gnosiksinensa :

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

### Noun

gnosis m (definite singular gnosisen, uncountable)
* (Gnosticism) gnosis
    Synonym: gnose

#### Derived terms

* gnostiker
* gnostisisme
* gnostisk

### References

* “gnosis” in The Ordnett Dictionary

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

### Noun

gnosis n (definite singular gnosiset, uncountable)
* (Gnosticism) gnosis
    Synonym: gnose

#### Derived terms

* gnostikar
* gnostisisme
* gnostisk

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnosis/ [ˈno.sis]
* Rhymes: -osis
* Syllabification: gno‧sis

### Noun

gnosis f (plural gnosis)
* (Gnosticism) gnosis

#### Related terms

* gnosticismo
* gnóstico

#### Further reading

* “gnosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10