Relating to or characteristic of gnosticism or the belief in spiritual knowledge as a path to salvation.
From gnostic + -al (adjective suffix). A variant form emphasizing the adjectival sense more formally.
While 'gnostic' is more common today, 'gnostical' appears in older philosophical texts and reminds us that the English language has evolved—some adjective forms that were once standard have gradually become archaic.
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