Gnos·ti·cism
noun/ˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/
/ˈnɑːstɪsɪzəm/
[uncountable]- a movement in the early Christian church, which was considered heretical (= against the principles of the church), whose followers believed the physical world was evil and wished to live as far as possible in the spiritual world
诺斯替教：早期基督教教会中的一种运动，被认为是异端的（违背教会的原则），其追随者认为物质世界是邪恶的，并希望在精神世界中生活得尽可能远