cognoscitive

American  

[kog-nos-i-tiv] / kɒgˈnɒs ɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. having the ability to know or discover.

   cognoscitive powers.

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Other Word Forms

• cognoscitively
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of cognoscitive

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

Example Sentences

And therefore the act of knowledge is terminated in the intellect; and for this reason the cognoscitive virtues are in the intellect itself, or the reason.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

But sofas and ottomans, and chairs and footstools, and screens—and above all, beds—all are fixtures in the dwelling of a wise man, cognoscitive and sensitive of the blessings of this life.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John

Prose and poetry—The relation of first and second degree—Inexistence of other cognoscitive forms—Historicity—Identity and difference in respect of art—Historical criticism—Historical scepticism—Philosophy as perfect science.

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto

Man is not simply knowledge and contemplation: he is also will, which contains in it the cognoscitive moment.

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto

Hegel accentuated the cognoscitive character of art, more than any of his predecessors.

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto