nescience.
The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs.
Meaning & usage
The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs.
Better to have honest nescience than to have militant ignorance.
The doctrine that nothing is actually knowable.
Where this word comes from
From Latin nescientia, from the present participle of nescire.
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