Gnosis, Defined.

gno⋅sis
   /ˈnoʊsɪs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [noh-sis]
–noun
knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.

Jesus was a Gnostic - taught gnosticism as inner path to God
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gno·sis (nō'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
n. Intuitive apprehension of spiritual truths, an esoteric form of knowledge sought by the Gnostics.

[Greek gnōsis, knowledge, from gignōskein, gnō-, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

gnosis

noun
intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics

Gnosis
Gno"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. gnw^sis.] (Metaph.) The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was claimed by the Gnostics.