<Li> Gnosticism in modern times </Li> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Gnosis is the common Greek noun for knowledge (γνῶσις, gnôsis, f .). The term is used in various Hellenistic religions and philosophies . It is best known from Gnosticism, where it signifies a knowledge or insight into humanity's real nature as divine, leading to the deliverance of the divine spark within humanity from the constraints of earthly existence . </P>

Comes from the greek word meaning knowledge of life