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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (“I don’t know, I am ignorant of”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nescient (plural nescients)
- An ignorant person.
- One who holds that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters (the unmeasurable) or ultimate causes is impossible.
Adjective[edit]
nescient (comparative more nescient, superlative most nescient)
- Ignorant, unlearned.
- Unbelieving.
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Verb[edit]
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