Gnosticism, which was blended with Greek philosophy and so on and was once labeled as heretical, refers to the true recognition of God as attaining the direct acquaintance of God (Gnosis).
ギリシャ哲学等と融合し、異端とされたグノーシス派では、真に神を知ることを覚り（グノーシス）と呼ぶ。