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nescience

/ˈnɛsɪəns/ UK
/ˈnɛʃəns/ US
/ˈnɛsi.əns/ US
/ˈnɛʃiəns/ US

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From Latin nescientia, from the present participle of nescire.

noun nesciences

countable, uncountable The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs. Better to have honest nescience than to have militant ignorance.
countable, uncountable The doctrine that nothing is actually knowable. The theory of nescience is but the obverse of the fact of science.

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"nescience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nescience.

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@misc{nescience_2026,
  title = {nescience},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nescience},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}