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nescient

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: nescient

1
adj
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
2
adj
holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: nescient
1

adj uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

nescient of contemporary literature”
Synonyms:
ignorant, unlearned, unlettered
uneducated
not having a good education
2

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

Synonyms:
unbelieving
agnostic, agnostical
uncertain of all claims to knowledge
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