One who has united his soul with the "light" (Sophia, Wisdom) achieving Gnosis which is thought in Christian Gnosticism to be a union with the Holy Spirit. A common name for those who have reached this state are "spirit bearers". Those having reached this state are mentioned in "Acts" and Pauline works. Thought to wear the Holy spirit like a garment. (See "1,000 Things You Always Wanted to Know About the Holy Spirit, by Lang, Thomas Nelson Pub. 1999.)