cognoscitive
[kog-nos-i-tiv]
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adjective
having the ability to know or discover: cognoscitive powers.
Origin of cognoscitive
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Lastly, all special kinds of acts belong either to the appetitive or to the cognoscitive faculties.
On Prayer and The Contemplative LifeSt. 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 LifeSt. Thomas Aquinas
But prudence does not pertain to the appetitive powers but rather to the cognoscitive.
On Prayer and The Contemplative LifeSt. Thomas Aquinas