Ideas terminology · Knowledge & learning
gnos- — Knowledge
gnos- means knowledge. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: agnostic.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Knowledge
- Ancient Greek: γνῶσις (gnosis)
Examples and word parts
agnostic
Someone who holds that certain questions, especially about divine existence, are unknown or unknowable.
Word parts: a- (without) + gnōstikos (knowing), related to gnōsis (knowledge).
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Related knowledge & learning terms
- sci- — Knowledge
science
- epistem/o — Knowledge
epistemology
- soph/o — Wisdom
sophist
- phil/o — Love or fondness
philosophy
- math- — Learning
mathematics
- didact- — Teaching
didactic
- doc- — Teaching
doctrine
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals ideas terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.