NESCIENCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

Synonyms:

ignorantness; nescience; unknowing; unknowingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("nescience" is a kind of...):

ignorance (the lack of knowledge or education)

Derivation:

nescient (uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication)

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