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Comprehension vs Gnosis - What's the difference?

comprehension | gnosis |

As nouns the difference between comprehension and gnosis

is that comprehension is while gnosis is gnosis.

comprehension

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • thorough understanding
  • (logic) The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
  • (computing) a compact syntax for generating a list in some functional programming languages

    • Synonyms

    * understanding

    Related terms

    * comprehend * comprehensibility * comprehensible * comprehensive * comprehensiveness

    gnosis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia gnosis) (gnoses)
  • (gnosticism) An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics.
  • Act or process of knowing.
  • (occult) An altered state of awareness in which the will is magically effective.

    • Related terms

    * agnostic * gnosiology * Gnostic * Gnosticism * prognosis