nescience
/ˈnɛsɪəns/US/ˈnɛʃəns/
nescience noun: the absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs.
Noun
nescience (countable and uncountable, plural nesciences)
- The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs.
- Better to have honest nescience than to have militant ignorance.
- To lapse from knowledge into nescience is always possible—there is no law of God or man forbidding it.1911, Ralph Barton Perry, “Notes on the Philosophy of Henri Bergson”, in The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods, volume 8, number 26, page 720
- The doctrine that nothing is actually knowable.
- The theory of nescience is but the obverse of the fact of science.1895, J. G. Schurman, “Agnosticism”, in The Philosophical Review, volume 4, number 3, page 244
nescience meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
nescience in Tamil
- அறியாமை, அறிவின்மை, உணராமை, புரிந்து கொள்ளாமை, விழிப்புணர்வின்மை, தெரிந்து கொள்ளாமை
nescience in Urdu
- فقدان علم
nescience in Kannada
- ಅಜ್ಞಾನ, ಅರಿವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು, ಅಜ್ಞೇಯತಾವಾದ
Forms of nescience
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Origin of nescience
From Latin nescientia, from the present participle of nescire.
Words formed from nescience
Questions about nescience
- What does nescience mean?
- Nescience means the absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs.
- What is nescience in Tamil?
- Nescience in Tamil is அறியாமை, அறிவின்மை, உணராமை. See Nescience meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nescience?
- Nescience is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nescience?
- Nescience is pronounced /ˈnɛsɪəns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nescience?
- The plural of nescience is nesciences.
Words near nescience in the dictionary
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