Literally, "one who knows." Every religion has its gnostics, but Gnostic with a capital G almost always refers to Christian Gnostics. Beliefs vary widely, but essentially they value personal revelation and mysticism over dogma. Gnostics believe absolute religious truth can be known but it is only revealed towards enlightened humans, and the Gnostics purported to teach secrets that orthodox Christianity did not know. Hence, most Gnostic gospels are titled "The Secret Book of insert name."
The more extreme Gnostic theologians theorized that the Earth was created by an imperfect creator, called the Demiruge, who had "spun off" from a higher Father but does not realize it. Jesus was sent by the Father to show humanity the truth. The Cainites went one step further; they believed the Demiurge was evil, and they worshiped as saints all who stood against him in the Bible - Cain, Judas, etc.
The more extreme Gnostic theologians theorized that the Earth was created by an imperfect creator, called the Demiruge, who had "spun off" from a higher Father but does not realize it. Jesus was sent by the Father to show humanity the truth. The Cainites went one step further; they believed the Demiurge was evil, and they worshiped as saints all who stood against him in the Bible - Cain, Judas, etc.
The gnostics were mostly eliminated by Irenaeus and the orthodox movement, but they have seen a resurgence in the 20th century, as more gnostic gospels are discovered and translated.
by odesseyandoracle October 6, 2003
Get the gnostic mug.1. A censored form of the curse: god damn it.
2. The most offensive exclamation to all of those under the Mormon faith.
3. Ordering the unknown religious figure, "gosh" to "dang" an object/person.
2. The most offensive exclamation to all of those under the Mormon faith.
3. Ordering the unknown religious figure, "gosh" to "dang" an object/person.
1. Gosh dang it, Daen!
2. "Oh, gosh dang it Nick! You knocked my caffeine-free soda all over three of my wives!"
3. "That cat did a nasty on my carpet again! Gosh dang it! Gosh dang it to heck!!!"
2. "Oh, gosh dang it Nick! You knocked my caffeine-free soda all over three of my wives!"
3. "That cat did a nasty on my carpet again! Gosh dang it! Gosh dang it to heck!!!"
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Get the gosh darn it mug.their son's self-diagnosed gnostophobia was cited as the reason he frequented bars instead of the library.
by bestclioever September 12, 2009
Get the gnostophobia mug.1) Goosht is used to describe something that is good or a good feeling (adjective)
2) Goosht is also used as doing something fun or something that is amazing (verb)
3) The third form of Goosht means meat in Farsi (noun)
2) Goosht is also used as doing something fun or something that is amazing (verb)
3) The third form of Goosht means meat in Farsi (noun)
Ex. 1:
Bob: Hey Joe, what's up?
Joe: I was just elected class president, I'm feeling so goosht!
Bob: Oh man! That is goosht, let's go celebrate!
Ex. 2:
Aaron: Happy Birthday Sam!
Sam: Thanks Aaron! We're going to a club tonight for drinks, want to come?
Aaron: Yeah man, we are going to goosht it tonight!
Ex. 3:
Jim: Dad, can we have goosht for dinner?
Dad: Yes son, you need to put some meat on your bones! Goosht is a great idea for tonight's dinner!
Bob: Hey Joe, what's up?
Joe: I was just elected class president, I'm feeling so goosht!
Bob: Oh man! That is goosht, let's go celebrate!
Ex. 2:
Aaron: Happy Birthday Sam!
Sam: Thanks Aaron! We're going to a club tonight for drinks, want to come?
Aaron: Yeah man, we are going to goosht it tonight!
Ex. 3:
Jim: Dad, can we have goosht for dinner?
Dad: Yes son, you need to put some meat on your bones! Goosht is a great idea for tonight's dinner!
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Get the Gosha mug.Using a gps device to record the coordinates of where you take a shit. The coordinates can then be posted on a social networking service or tracked on open street map. This can be combined with geocaching if you leave your shit behind for others to find.
Possum remarked on the latest geoshitting adventure he had crapping behind a dugout and uploading the coordinates to open street map for all to admire to the youth group.
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