agnosy

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agnosy

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By surface analysis, a- + -gnosy; diachronically, probably from the same borrowing as agnosia, which see.

noun agnosies

  1. uncountable A lack of spiritual understanding or insight; a lack of enlightenment. Triad above all substance, super-divine and above the good, guide of the Christians into the Divine Wisdom, conducting us to that above agnosy, i.e., the unknowable, to the highest clearness and the super-eminent height

    Similar: agnosia

  2. countable A deficit in the ability to perceive. This "mimic agnosy" will be removed only through very prolonged maturation and learning.

    Similar: agnosia

  3. countable A patient suffering from an agnosy. Finally, optic aphasics are usually described as being unimpaired in everyday life, whereas agnosies are often noticeably handicapped by their inability to recognize objects, people, and locales.
  4. rare, uncountable Ignorance, especially that which is common to a group or category of people. Your logic is faulty, reflecting cachexia and the general agnosy that plagues your race.

    Similar: agnosia

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@misc{agnosy_2026,
  title = {agnosy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agnosy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}