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nescience

Translations

nesciencenoun

nesciences

His nescience about the subject was evident during the discussion.

Son ignorance du sujet était évidente pendant la discussion.

Additional translations

agnosticismeEn philosophie et en théologie, pour l'idée que la nature de Dieu ou de la réalité ultime est inconnaissable.

non-connaissanceRegistre littéraire ou soutenu.

Synonyms

lack of knowledge

nesciencenoun

Lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.

His nescience about the subject was evident during the discussion.

In theology or philosophy: the doctrine that nothing is or can be known of the nature or existence of God or of ultimate reality.

Some schools of negative theology rest on nescience, holding that the divine essence cannot be grasped by human reason.