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beknowing

beknowing noun: confession; acknowledgement. Also the present participle and gerund of beknow.

Noun

beknowing (uncountable)

  1. Confession; acknowledgement.
    • But self-consciousness is also a gift, the capacity to perceive ourselves and creation in relation to each other, to practice the "beknowing" I spoke of in reference to my medieval ancestors and to see the evidences through which God manifests Himself in the world.2000, Robert Clark, My Grandfather's House

Also used as

beknowing is also the present participle and gerund of beknow.

Origin of beknowing

From beknow + -ing.

Questions about beknowing

What does beknowing mean?
Beknowing means confession; acknowledgement.
What part of speech is beknowing?
Beknowing is a noun.

Words near beknowing in the dictionary

  1. beknit
  2. beknitting
  3. beknotted
  4. beknottedness
  5. beknow
  6. beknowing
  7. beknowledge
  8. beknown
  9. beknownst
  10. beknows
  11. Bekobod

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