Nescience Definition
nĕshəns, nĕshē-əns, nēsh-, nĕsē-əns, nēsē-
noun
Absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.
American Heritage
Agnosticism.
American Heritage
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Origin of Nescience
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Late Latin nescientia from Latin nesciēns nescient- present participle of nescīre to be ignorant ne- not ne in Indo-European roots scīre to know skei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin nescientia, from the present participle of nescire.
From Wiktionary
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