Defn: A treatise on gnomonics.
GNOSCOPINE
Gnos"co*pine, n. Etym: [Gr. gignw`skein to know + E. opium] (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaloid existing in small quantities in opium.
GNOSIS
Gno"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. gnw^sis.] (Metaph.)
Defn: The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics.
GNOSTIC
Gnos"tic, a.
1. Knowing; wise; shrewd. [Old Slang] I said you were a gnostic fellow. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its adherents; as, the
Gnostic heresy.
GNOSTIC Gnos"tic, n. Etym: [L. gnosticus, Gr. gignw`skein to know: cf. F. gnostique. See Know.] (Eccl. Hist.)