. . . . "Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek: \u03B3\u03BD\u03C9\u03C3\u03C4\u03B9\u03BA\u03CC\u03C2 gnostikos, \"having knowledge\", from \u03B3\u03BD\u1FF6\u03C3\u03B9\u03C2 gn\u014Dsis, knowledge) is a modern term categorizing a collection of ancient religions whose adherents shunned the material world \u2013 which they viewed as created by the demiurge \u2013 and embraced the spiritual world."@en . . . .