nescient
noun/ˈnɛʃənt/US
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (“to don’t know, to be ignorant of”).
- derived from nesciēns
Definitions
An ignorant person.
One who holds that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual…
One who holds that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters (the unmeasurable) or ultimate causes is impossible.
Ignorant, unlearned.
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Unbelieving.
The neighborhood
- neighbornescience
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for nescient. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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