knowledge

knowl·edge  (nlj)

n.

1. The state or fact of knowing.

2. Familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study.

3. The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned.

4. Learning; erudition: teachers of great knowledge.

5. Specific information about something.

6. Carnal knowledge.

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[Middle English knoulech : knouen, to know; see know + -leche, n. suff.]

Synonyms: knowledge, information, learning, erudition, lore¹, scholarship
These nouns refer to what is known, as through study or experience. Knowledge is the broadest: "Science is organized knowledge" Herbert Spencer.
Information often implies a collection of facts and data: "A man's judgment cannot be better than the information on which he has based it" Arthur Hays Sulzberger.
Learning usually refers to knowledge gained by schooling and study: "Learning ... must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence" Abigail Adams.
Erudition implies profound, often specialized knowledge: "Some have criticized his poetry as elitist, unnecessarily impervious to readers who do not share his erudition" Elizabeth Kastor.
Lore is usually applied to knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote about a particular subject: Many American folktales concern the lore of frontier life.
Scholarship is the mastery of a particular area of learning reflected in a scholar's work: A good journal article shows ample evidence of the author's scholarship.

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knowledge

Noun

1. the facts or experiences known by a person or group of people

2. the state of knowing

3. specific information about a subject

4. to my knowledge as I understand it

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Knowledge

See also learning; thinking; understanding.

acatalepsy

the Skeptic doctrine that knowledge cannot be certain. — acataleptic, n.

agnoiology, agnoeology

Archaic. the study of human ignorance.

anti-intellectualism

antagonism to learning, education, and the educated, expressed in literature in a conscious display of simplicity, earthiness, even colorful semi-literacy. — anti-intellectual, n., adj.

arcanum

a secret or mystery; carefully hidden knowledge. See also alchemy. — arcana, n. pi.

chrestomathics

the teaching of useful knowledge. — chrestomathic, adj.

clerisy

men of learning as a class or collectively; the intelligentsia or literati.

determinacy

the state of being determinate; the quality of being certain or precise.

empiricism

a system of acquiring knowledge that rejects all o priori knowledge and relies solely upon observation, experimentation, and induction. Also empirism. — empiricist, n., adj. — empiric, empirical, adj.

encyclopedism

1. the command of a wide range of knowledge.
2. the writings and thoughts of the 18th-century French Encyclopedists, especially an emphasis on scientific rationalism. — encyclopedist, n.

epistemology

the branch of philosophy that studies the origin, nature, methods, validity, and limits of human knowledge. — epistemologist, n. — epistemic, epistemological, adj.

epistemophilia

an excessive love or reverence for knowledge. — epistemophiliac, n., adj.

experimentalism

a reliance on principles of empiricism in philosophy or science. — experimentalist, n.

expertism

the characteristic of being an expert.

factualism

1. excessive concern for f acts.
2. a theory or belief relying heavily on fact. — factualist, n. — factualistic, adj.

gnosiology, gnoseology

the philosophy of knowledge and the human faculties for learning, Also called gnostology. — gnosiological, gnoseological, adj.

Illuminism

1. (l.c.) the claim to possess superior knowledge.
2. the beliefs or claims of certain religious groups or sects that they possess special religious enlightenment. — Illuminati, illuminati, Illuminist, illuminist, n.

inconsequentia

trifling or inconsequential facts or trivia.

inscience

Obsolete, ignorance or the absence of knowledge. — inscient, adj.

intellectualism

1. the exercise of the intellect.
2. a devotion to intellectual activities.
3. an excessive emphasis on intellect and a resulting neglect of emotion. — intellectualistic, adj.

intuitionalism, intuitionism.

1. Metaphysics. the doctrine that the reality of perceived external objects is known intuitively, without the intervention of a representative idea.
2. Metaphysics. the doctrine that knowledge rests upon axiomatic truths discerned intuitively.
3. Ethics. the doctrine that moral values and duties can be perceived directly. Also called intuitivism. — intuitionalist, intuitionist, n.

maieutics

the method used by Socrates in bringing forth knowledge through questions and insistence upon close and logical reasoning. — maieutic, adj.

mentalism

the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in themindof theperceiver. — mentalist, n. — mentalistic, adj.

misology

a hatred of reason, reasoning, and knowledge. — misologist, n.

monism

Epistemology. a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical.

omniscience

1. universal or inflnite knowledge.
2. the state of being all-knowing. Also Obsolete, omniscious. — omniscient, adj.

organon

a method or means for communicating knowledge or for philosophical inquiry.

pansophism

1. the possession of universal knowledge. Cf. pansophy.
2. the claim to such enlightenment. — pansophist, n. — pansophistical, adj.

pansophy

1. a universal wisdom or encyclopedie learning.
2. a system of universal knowledge; pantology. — pansophic, adj.

pantology

a systematic survey of all branches of knowledge. — pantologist, n. — pantologic, pantological, adj.

perceptionism

the doctrine that asserts knowledge as relative to sensory perception. — perceptionist, n.

philonoist

1. Rare. a lover of learning.
2. (cap.) an advocate of Philonism. Also spelled Philonist.

plerophory

a state or quality of full confidence or absolute certainty.

polyhistor

a person of exceptionally wide knowledge; polymath. — polyhistoric, adj.

polymathy

the possession of learning in many fields. — polymath, n., adj.

presentationism

the theory that perception gives the mind an immediate cognition of an object. — presentationalist, presentationist, n.

quadrivium

in the Middle Ages, one of the two divisions of the seven liberal arts, comprising arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. See also trivium.

savant

a scholar or person of great learning.

sciolism

a superficial knowledge, especially when pretentiously revealed. — sciolist, n. — sciolistic, sciolous, adj.

sciosophy

a supposed knowledge of natura! and supernatural forces, usually based upon tradition rather than ascertained fact, as astrology and phrenology. — sciosophist, n.

sematology

the theory of the use of signs, especially words, in their relation to knowledge and cognition.

semiotics

a theory of symbology that embraces pragmatics and linguistics. — semiotic, adj.

specialism

1. a devotion or restriction to a particular pursuit, branch of study, etc.
2. a field of specialization within a science or area of knowledge, as otology within medicine. — specialist, n. — specialistic, adj.

technography

the study and description of arts and sciences from the point of view of their historical development, geographical, and ethnic distribution.

telegnosis

clairvoyance or other occult or supernatural knowledge.

trivia

unimportant, trifling things or details, especially obscure and useless knowledge. — trivial, adj.

trivium

in the Middle Ages, one of the two divisions of the seven liberal arts, comprising logic, grammar, and rhetoric. See also quadrivium.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

knowledge - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning cognition, noesis psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism mind, psyche, nous, brain, head - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" place - an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups" general knowledge, public knowledge - knowledge that is available to anyone episteme - the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something lexis - all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function lexicon, mental lexicon, vocabulary - a language user's knowledge of words practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" cognitive factor - something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result equivalent - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps" cognitive operation, cognitive process, mental process, process, operation - (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" unconscious process, process - a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial" perception - knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception" structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure" cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction history - all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history" attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

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knowledge

noun 1. understanding, sense, intelligence, judgment, perception, awareness, insight, grasp, appreciation, penetration, comprehension, discernment

noun 2. learning, schooling, education, science, intelligence, instruction, wisdom, scholarship, tuition, enlightenment, erudition << OPPOSITE ignorance

noun 3. consciousness, recognition, awareness, apprehension, cognition, discernment << OPPOSITE unawareness

noun 4. acquaintance, information, notice, intimacy, familiarity, cognizance << OPPOSITE unfamiliarity

Translations

knowledge [ˈnɔlɪdʒ] n (gen) → conocimiento (= learning); saber m; conocimientos mpl;

to have no knowledge of → no saber nada de;

with my knowledge → con mis conocimientos, sabiéndolo;

to (the best of) my knowledge → a mi entender, que yo sepa;

not to my knowledge → que yo sepa, no;

it is common knowledge that ... → es del dominio público que ...;

it has come to my knowledge that ... → me he enterado de que ...;

to have a working knowledge of Spanish → defenderse con el español

knowledge [ˈnɔlɪdʒ] n → connaissance f (= learning); connaissances, savoir m;

to have no knowledge of → ignorer;

not to my knowledge → pas à ma connaissance;

without my knowledge → à mon insu;

to have a working knowledge of French → se débrouiller en français;

it is common knowledge that ... → chacun sait que ...;

it has come to my knowledge that ... → j'ai appris que ...

knowledge [ˈnɔlɪdʒ] n → Wissen nt, Kenntnis f;

(learning, things learnt) → Kenntnisse pl;

to have no knowledge of → nichts wissen von;

not to my knowledge → nicht, dass ich wüsste;

without my knowledge → ohne mein Wissen;

it is common knowledge that ... → es ist allgemein bekannt, dass ...;

it has come to my knowledge that ... → ich habe erfahren, dass ...;

to have a working knowledge of French → Grundkenntnisse in Französisch haben

knowledge [ˈnɔlɪdʒ] n → consapevolezza (= learning); conoscenza, sapere m;

to have no knowledge of → ignorare, non sapere;

not to my knowledge → che io sappia, no;

to have a working knowledge of Italian → avere una conoscenza pratica dell'italiano;

without my knowledge → a mia insaputa;

it is common knowledge that ... → è risaputo che ...;

it has come to my knowledge that ... → sono venuto a sapere che ...

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knowledge

n knowledge [ˈnolidʒ]

1 the fact of knowing She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition. wete مَعْرِفَه знание zpráva kendskab das Wissen γνώση conocimiento teadmine دانستن tieto connaissance דַּעַת जानकारी znanje vminek az ismeretében pengetahuan vitneskja conoscenza ～を知っていること 인식 žinojimas zināšana pengetahuan wetenschap kjennskap, viten wiedza conhecimento cunoaştere известие správa zavest znanje vetskap, kännedom ความรู้ bilme, haberdar olma 知道 знання جان کاری sự hiểu biết 知道

2 information or what is known He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats. kennis مَعْلومات познания vědomost, znalost viden die Kenntnis γνώσεις, πληροφορίες conocimiento teadmised معلومات tieto connaissances יֶדַע ज्ञान poznavanje tudás informasi vitneskja, kunnátta, þekking conoscenze 知識 지식 žinios zināšanas ilmu pengetahuan kennis kunnskap, viten, kjennskap wiadomości conhecimento cunoş­tinţe познания znalosť poznavanje znanje kunskap ความเข้าใจ bilgi, malûmat 知識 знання; обізнаність معلومات kiến thức 知识

3 the whole of what can be learned or found out Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant. kennisveld عِلْم наука vědění viden; videnområde die Wissenschaft το σύνολο των γνώσεων, το επιστητό conocimiento, saber teadmus, tunnetus دانش tietämys savoir יֶדַע जानकारी, ज्ञान, व्यक्ति का ज्ञान-क्षेत्र, (विषय या भाषा आदि का) सैद्धान्तिक या व्यावहारिक ज्ञान, विद्या znanost tudomány pengetahuan þekking sapere 学問 지식, 학문 žinios zināšanas cabang ilmu pengetahuan wetenschap vitenskap wiedza conhecimento ştiinţă знание poznanie vedenje znanje vetande, vetenskap, lärdom วิชา bilim, ilim 學問 наука علم کا شعبہ tri thức 学问

adj ˈknowledgeable

having a great deal of information He is very knowledgeable about the history of the city. goed op (die) hoogte wees van/met iets واسِع الإطِّلاع интелигентен dobře informovaný, zběhlý velinformeret; kyndig kenntnisreich γνώστης, πληροφορημένος entendido, erudito teadlik آگاه asiantunteva, hyvin tunteva, perehtynyt bien informé בַּעַל יְדִיעוֹת, מַשׂכִּיל जानकार, विद्वान upućen jól informált tahu benar sem er vel að sér bene informato 物知りの 많이 알고 있는 daug žinantis, išmanus zinošs; labi informēts berpengetahuan luas goed op de hoogte kunnskapsrik, kyndig, velorientert zorientowany, znający się sabedor bine informat хорошо осведомлённый informovaný izobražen obavešten kunnig, välunderrättad มีความรู้ bilgili 有知識的 добре обізнаний باخبر rất hiểu biết 有知识的

general knowledge

knowledge about a wide range of subjects The teacher sometimes tests our general knowledge. algemene kennis مَعلومات عامّه обща култура všeobecné vědomosti almenviden das Allgemeinwissen εγκυκλοπαιδικές γνώσεις cultura general üldine eruditsioon معلومات عمومی yleissivistys culture générale יֶדַע כְּלָלִי सामान्य ज्ञान znanje általános ismeretek pengetahuan umum almenn þekking cultura generale 一般知識 상식 bendrosios žinios vispārējās zināšanas pengetahuan umum algemene kennis allmenn kunnskap wiedza ogólna cultura geral cultură generală общие познания;эрудиция všeobecné vedomosti splošna izobrazba opšta kultura allmänbildning ความรู้ทั่วไป genel bilgi 常識 загальні знання; загальновідомий факт وسیع علم kiến thức chung 常识