#gnosticism

• Abracadabra — A cabalistic word, magical formula, ancient incantation, or charm used historically by magicians, alchemists, and shamans as a protective amulet against illnesses or evil spirits, often written in a diminishing triangular shape; (in a modern, figurative sense) meaningless talk, completely unintelligible speech, confused text, obscure jargon, or a chaotic mixture of words lacking internal logic.
• Abraxas — A mystical word, symbolic formula, and supreme deity in the cosmology of certain Gnostic sects (especially the followers of Basilides), representing the Supreme Divinity, the Primordial Source, or the ruler of the 365 heavens; (history of religions) a cabalistic word whose Greek letters, when added according to Hellenic numerology (isopsephy), total exactly the value of 365, corresponding to the number of days in a solar year; symbolically represented as a hybrid figure with a rooster's head, a human body, and legs formed by serpents.
• Abraxas — A mystical word, originally used by Gnostic sects (especially Basilides) to designate the supreme deity or the ruler of the 365 heavens, the numerical value of its Greek letters totaling exactly 365; (by extension) an amulet or engraved stone bearing this talismanic emblem depicting a creature with a rooster's head, a human body, and legs made of serpents.
• Agnostic — The feminine form of the term agnostic; designates a woman who adheres to agnosticism or, as an adjective, a perspective, doctrine, or intellectual attitude based on the conviction that the ultimate truth, the absolute, or the existence of God is fundamentally unknowable to the human mind.
• Agnosticism — A philosophical doctrine or doctrine of epistemology holding that the existence of God, the divine, or the essential reality of things is unknowable or unprovable. It posits that human reason is inherently limited, thereby suspending definitive judgment on metaphysical and supernatural claims.
• Agnosticist — A less frequent lexical variant of the term 'agnostic'; refers to a person who professes or supports the principles of agnosticism, maintaining that the absolute, divinity, and primordial causes of the universe exceed the natural understanding capacity of the human mind.
• Agnosticist — The feminine form of the term agnosticist; designates a woman who supports the theses of agnosticism or, as an adjective, a doctrinal orientation, critical perspective, or research method based on suspending judgment regarding metaphysical matters that cannot be experimentally proven.
• Archon — A literary form and direct graphic variant of the term archon; a supreme magistrate in Ancient Greece or a high official in the Byzantine Empire and the Romanian Principalities. In Gnostic philosophical and religious systems, the term designates a planetary spiritual entity, a demon, or a malevolent cosmic ruler that governs the material world and attempts to prevent souls from ascending to the divine plane.