Sir W. Scott.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its adherents; as,
the Gnostic heresy.
Gnos"tic, n. [L. gnosticus, Gr. &?; good at knowing, sagacious; as a
n., man that claims to have a deeper wisdom, fr. gignw`skein to know:
cf. F. gnostique. See Know.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of the so-called
philosophers in the first ages of Christianity, who claimed a true
philosophical interpretation of the Christian religion. Their system
combined Oriental theology and Greek philosophy with the doctrines of
Christianity. They held that all natures, intelligible, intellectual,
and material, are derived from the Deity by successive emanations,
which they called Eons.
Gnos"ti*cism (?), n. The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.
Gnow (?), obs. imp. of Gnaw. Gnawed. Chaucer.
Gnu (?), n. [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.] (Zoˆl.) One of two
species of large South African antelopes of the genus Catoblephas,
having a mane and bushy tail, and curved horns in both sexes. [Written
also gnoo.]
The common gnu or wildebeest (Catoblephas gnu) is plain brown; the
brindled gnu or blue wildebeest (C. gorgon) is larger, with transverse
stripes of black on the neck and shoulders.
Go (g), obs. p. p. of Go. Gone. Chaucer.
Go, v. i. [imp. Went (wnt); p. p. Gone (gn; 115); p. pr. & vb. n.
Going. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See Wend, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon,
AS. gn, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. gn, gn, SW. gÂ, Dan.
gaae; cf. Gr. kicha`nai to reach, overtake, Skr. h to go, AS. gangan,
and E. gang. The past tense in AS., eode, is from the root i to go, as
is also Goth. iddja went. √47a. Cf. Gang, v. i., Wend.] 1. To
pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be in a state not
motionless or at rest; to proceed; to advance; to make progress; --
used, in various applications, of the movement of both animate and
inanimate beings, by whatever means, and also of the movements of the
mind; also figuratively applied.
2. To move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step
by step, or leisurely.
In old writers go is much used as opposed to run, or ride. "Whereso I
go or ride." Chaucer.
You know that love Will creep in service where it can not go.
Shak.
Thou must run to him; for thou hast staid so long that going will
scarce serve the turn.
Shak.
He fell from running to going, and from going to clambering upon
his hands and his knees.
Bunyan.
In Chaucer go is used frequently with the pronoun in the objective used
reflexively; as, he goeth him home.
3. To be passed on fron one to another; to pass; to circulate; hence,
with for, to have currency; to be taken, accepted, or regarded.
The man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.