nescience
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Origin of nescience
First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin nescientia “ignorance,” from nescient-, the stem of nesciēns, present participle of nescīre “to be ignorant, not to know,” equivalent to ne- “not” + scientia “knowledge”; see science
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Hence, no ignorance would have been in them, but only nescience in regard to certain matters.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
The old acceptance of religious nescience is passing away; there is a new impatience to reach the foundation of things, a popular clamour for explanation of the riddles of life.
From Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war by Lind-af-Hageby, L. (Lizzy)
Living here means nescience simply; 'tis next life that helps to learn.
From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James
It is a nescience whereby human aspirations are cribbed within ruled lines and made to balance on the opposite side.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John
The Americansʼ good and honest intentions were only equalled by their nescience of the Malay character.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John
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