agnosies

Noun

agnosy (countable and uncountable, plural agnosies)

1. (uncountable) A lack of spiritual understanding or insight; a lack of enlightenment.
   • Triad above all substance, super-divine and above the good, guide of the Christians into the Divine Wisdom, conducting us to that above agnosy, i.e., the unknowable, to the highest clearness and the super-eminent height1893, Theosophical Review - Volume 12, page 461

   Synonyms:

   agnosia

2. (countable) A deficit in the ability to perceive.
   • This "mimic agnosy" will be removed only through very prolonged maturation and learning.1975, Martha Davis, Recognition of facial expression, page 17

   Synonyms:

   agnosia

3. (countable) A patient suffering from an agnosy.
   • Finally, optic aphasics are usually described as being unimpaired in everyday life, whereas agnosies are often noticeably handicapped by their inability to recognize objects, people, and locales.2000 October, M Sitton, MC Mozer, MJ Farah, “Superadditive effects of multiple lesions in a connectionist architecture: Implications for the neuropsychology of optic aphasia.”, in Psychological...
4. (rare, uncountable) Ignorance, especially that which is common to a group or category of people.
   • Your logic is faulty, reflecting cachexia and the general agnosy that plagues your race.1987, Porter Gulch Review - Volume 3, Issue 1, page 14

   Synonyms:

   agnosia