a movement in the early Christian church, which was considered heretical (= against the principles of the church), whose followers believed the physical world was evil and wished to live as far as possible in the spiritual world 诺斯替教:早期基督教教会中的一种运动,被认为是异端的(违背教会的原则),其追随者认为物质世界是邪恶的,并希望在精神世界中生活得尽可能远