agnoiology.
The study of things of which cannot be known.
Meaning & usage
The study of things of which cannot be known.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek ἄγνοια (ágnoia, “the state of not knowing or perceiving: ignorance, unawareness”) + -ology, from -o- + -logy, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “knowledge”). Coined by Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier.
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