Definition of basilides:
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(Greek: Βασιλείδης) an early Christian Gnostic religious teacher in Alexandria, Egypt cites Iren.
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Basilides (2nd century BC), was a Stoic philosopher who denied the existence of incorporeal entities.
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a Byzantine official who held the office of magister officiorum during the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565).
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a Christian gnostic who taught in Alexandria from 117 to 138 AD.