Gnotic
/ˈnoʊ.tɪk/noun
Relating to knowledge or gnosis, especially spiritual or esoteric knowledge.
Did you know?Gnotic is a rare variant related to Gnostic, whose Greek root also produced words connected with knowing, recognition, and mental understanding.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵneh₃-
“to know or recognize”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γιγνώσκειν (gignōskein)
“to come to know, perceive, or recognize”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γνωστικός (gnōstikos)
“able to know; pertaining to knowledge”
Late Antiquity
Greek
γνῶσις (gnōsis)
“knowledge, especially spiritual or esoteric knowledge”
17th–19th Century
English
gnostic
“relating to knowledge or the Gnostics”
Modern English
English
gnotic
“a rare variant meaning relating to knowledge or gnosis”