Gnost ko Ginost ya fito ne daga Greek wanda yake nufin ilimi. Wasu addinai da ƙungiyoyi galibi a cikin fewan shekaru ɗari kafin da bayan Yesu ana cewa gnosticism ko aikata gnosticism. Wannan saboda waɗannan addinan sun yi imani da cewa akwai wani kebantaccen ilimi na boye da wasu mutane ƙalilan za su iya samu. Akwai matsaloli guda biyu gano abubuwa da yawa game da masu imani a cikin gnostanci: Mai Gnostic koyarwar kasance m ko boye ( occult ). Mafi yawan abin da muka sani game da Gnost ya samo asali ne daga hare-haren da Kiristocin da ba Kiristoci ba suka rubuta . Addinin Gnosticism yace mutane rayukan allahntaka ne waɗanda suke cikin duniyar yau da kullun ta zahiri (ko kayan abu ). Suna cewa duniya ta halicci ruhun ajizai ne . Ruhun ajizai yana ɗaya ne da Allahn Ibrahim. Ana iya ganin ruhun ajizi kamar mugunta, ko kuma wani lokacin kawai ba cikakke bane amma yana yin iyakar iyawarsa. Allah na gaskiya wanda yake nagari, mai nisa ne kuma bashi da sauƙin sani. Don samun 'yanci daga abin duniya, dole mutum ya sami gnosis . Wannan shine ilimin sirri na musamman da aka baiwa wasu fewan mutane na musamman.