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agnoiology

US/ˌæɡnɔɪˈɑlədʒi/

agnoiology noun: the study of things of which cannot be known.

Noun

agnoiology (uncountable)

  1. The study of things of which cannot be known.
    • […]and hence a reasoned and systematic ontology has remained until this day a desideratum in speculative science, because a reasoned and systematic agnoiology has never yet been projected.1875, James Frederick Ferrier, Institutes of Metaphysic, section 2, proposition 1

agnoiology meaning in Tamil

agnoiology in Tamil

வெளிற்றியல்

Origin of agnoiology

From Ancient Greek ἄγνοια (ágnoia, “the state of not knowing or perceiving: ignorance, unawareness”) + -ology, from -o- + -logy, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “knowledge”). Coined by Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier.

Questions about agnoiology

What does agnoiology mean?
Agnoiology means the study of things of which cannot be known.
What is agnoiology in Tamil?
Agnoiology in Tamil is வெளிற்றியல். See Agnoiology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is agnoiology?
Agnoiology is a noun.
How do you pronounce agnoiology?
Agnoiology is pronounced /ˌæɡnɔɪˈɑlədʒi/ (US).

Words near agnoiology in the dictionary

  1. agnogenes
  2. agnogenesis
  3. agnogenic
  4. agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
  5. agnogenic myeloid metaplasias
  6. agnoiology
  7. Agnoite
  8. Agnoites
  9. agnoletti
  10. agnolotti
  11. agnolottis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: agnoiology (page history and authors); agnoiology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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