# Gnostic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnɒstɪk/ · frequency rank #38,417

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
2. Of, or relating to Gnosticism

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “relating to knowledge or knowing”), from the root of verb γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know, to learn”) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós) or from γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge, knowing”) + -κός (-kós, adjective suffix), depending upon the analysis.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ggnostic`, `gnnostic`, `gnositc`, `gnosstic`, `gnostci`, `gnosticc`, `gnosttic`, `gnotsic`, `gnsotic`, `gonstic`, `ngostic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gnostic