Gnostic movement
C15705
concept
A Gnostic movement is a religious or philosophical current that emphasizes esoteric knowledge (gnosis) of spiritual truths as the path to salvation, often contrasting a transcendent, true God with a flawed material world.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valentinian Gnostic | 2 |
| Gnostic church | 1 |
| Gnostic movement canonical | 1 |
| Gnostic religious movement | 1 |
| Gnostic sect | 1 |
| Gnosticism | 1 |
| Hermetic organization | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Gnostic movement
Generated description
A Gnostic movement is a religious or philosophical current that emphasizes esoteric knowledge (gnosis) of spiritual truths as the path to salvation, often contrasting a transcendent, true God with a flawed material world.
Instances (8)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mandaeism | Gnosticism |
| Builders of the Adytum | Hermetic organization |
| Sethianism | Gnostic religious movement |
| Ophite sects | Gnostic sect |
| Ptolemy the Valentinian | Valentinian Gnostic |
| Theodotus the Valentinian | Valentinian Gnostic |
| Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica | Gnostic church |
| Valentinianism | — |