What does nescience mean?
Definitions for nescience
ˈnɛʃ əns, ˈnɛʃ i əns, ˈnɛs i-ne·science
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Princeton's WordNet
ignorantness, nescience, unknowing, unknowingness(noun)
ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
Wiktionary
nescience(Noun)
The absence of knowledge; ignorance, especially of orthodox beliefs.
Etymology: From nescientia, from the present participle of nescire.
nescience(Noun)
The doctrine that nothing is actually knowable.
Etymology: From nescientia, from the present participle of nescire.
Webster Dictionary
Nescience(noun)
want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism
Etymology: [L. nescientia, fr. nesciens, p. pr. of nescire not to know; ne not + scire to know.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nescience
nesh′ens, n. want of knowledge.—adj. Nesc′ient. [L. nescientia—nescīre, to be ignorant—ne, not, scīre, to know.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nescience in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nescience in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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