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nes·cience

 (nĕsh′əns, nĕsh′ē-əns, nēsh′-, nĕs′ē-əns, nē′sē-)
n.
1. Absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.
2. Agnosticism.

[Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nesciēns, nescient-, present participle of nescīre, to be ignorant : ne-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + scīre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

nes′cient adj. & n.
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nescience

(ˈnɛsɪəns)
n
a formal or literary word for ignorance
[C17: from Late Latin nescientia, from Latin nescīre to be ignorant of, from ne not + scīre to know; compare science]
ˈnescient adj
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nesc•ience

(ˈnɛʃ əns, ˈnɛʃ i əns, ˈnɛs i-)

n.
1. lack of knowledge; ignorance.
[1605–15; < Late Latin nescientia ignorance =ne- not + scientia knowledge; see science]
nes′cient, adj.
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nescience

, inscience - Nescience and inscience both mean "ignorance."
See also related terms for ignorance.
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Noun1.nescience - ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
ignorance - the lack of knowledge or education
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nescience

noun
1. The condition of being ignorant; lack of knowledge or learning:
2. The condition of being uninformed or unaware:
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