nescience

nes·cience

 (nĕsh′əns, nĕsh′ē-əns, nēsh′-, nĕs′ē-əns, nē′sē-)

n.

1. Absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.

2. Agnosticism.

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[Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nesciēns, nescient-, present participle of nescīre, to be ignorant : ne-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + scīre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

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nes′cient adj. & n.

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nescience

(ˈnɛsɪəns)

n

a formal or literary word for ignorance

[C17: from Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nescīre to be ignorant of, from ne not + scīre to know; compare science]

ˈnescient adj

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nesc•ience

(ˈnɛʃ əns, ˈnɛʃ i əns, ˈnɛs i-)

n.

1. lack of knowledge; ignorance.

2. agnosticism.

[1605–15; < Late Latin nescientia ignorance =ne- not + scientia knowledge; see science]

nes′cient, adj.

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nescience

, inscience - Nescience and inscience both mean "ignorance."

See also related terms for ignorance.

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Noun

1.

nescience - ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) ignorantness, unknowing, unknowingness ignorance - the lack of knowledge or education

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nescience

noun

1. The condition of being ignorant; lack of knowledge or learning:

benightedness, ignorance, illiteracy, illiterateness.

2. The condition of being uninformed or unaware:

ignorance, innocence, obliviousness, unawareness, unconsciousness, unfamiliarity.

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