gnosticize

verb

gnos·​ti·​cize

-təˌsīz

-ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb

: to embrace or propound Gnostic views

transitive verb

: to make Gnostic : give Gnostic color or quality to

threatened for a time to gnosticize Christianity

Word History

Etymology

Gnostic + -ize

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