A variant form of antignostic; opposing or contrary to gnostic beliefs and teachings.
From anti- + gnostical (alternative form of gnostic with -al suffix). This less common variant appears in older theological texts, using the productive -al suffix to create an alternative adjective form.
Medieval theologians loved creating these -al variants—antignostical sounds more formal and official, which helped convince people that rejecting Gnosticism was the proper, scholarly position!
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