cognoscitive

[kog-nos-i-tiv]

adjective

having the ability to know or discover: cognoscitive powers.

Origin of cognoscitive

1630–40; < Latin cognōsc(ere) to know, come to know + -itive

Related formscog·nos·ci·tive·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for cognoscitive

Historical Examples of cognoscitive

Lastly, all special kinds of acts belong either to the appetitive or to the cognoscitive faculties.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life
St. Thomas Aquinas
Just as the contemplative life pertains to the cognoscitive powers, so does the active life pertain to the appetitive powers.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life
St. Thomas Aquinas
But prudence does not pertain to the appetitive powers but rather to the cognoscitive.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life
St. Thomas Aquinas