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NESCIENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
Example:
exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions
Synonyms:
ignorant; nescient; unlearned; unlettered
Classified under:
Similar:
uneducated (not having a good education)
Derivation:
nescience (ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
Synonyms:
nescient; unbelieving
Classified under:
Similar:
agnostic; agnostical (uncertain of all claims to knowledge)
