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nescient

  • /ˈnɛʃənt/ US

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Ultimately from Latin nesciēns (“ignorant, unknowing”), the present participle of nesciō (“to don’t know, to be ignorant of”).

noun nescients

  1. An ignorant person.
  2. One who holds that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters (the unmeasurable) or ultimate causes is impossible.

adjective more nescient · most nescient

  1. Ignorant, unlearned.
  2. Unbelieving.

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

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@misc{nescient_2026,
  title = {nescient},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nescient},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}