nescient English

Meaning nescient meaning

What does nescient mean?

nescient

— adjective holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible

— adjective (= ignorant, unlearned, unlettered) uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication an ignorant man nescient of contemporary literature an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions

Synonyms nescient synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as nescient?

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unlettered

unlearned

unbelieving

ignorant

agnostic

untaught

agnostical