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Meanings of nescient in anglès

Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication.

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

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              Examples for "unbelieving"
              Examples for "unbelieving"
              1
              Those few capable of unbelieving the horde will simply be more efficient.
              A nameless witch
              2
              This is sufficient reply to the unbelieving flouters at the moral law.
              The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
              3
              The leading statesmen of the age were avowedly indifferent or professedly unbelieving.
              A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
              4
              The unbelieving husband and father declared he would never be distrustful again.
              The Wonders of Prayer / A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonde...
              5
              Our doctrines thereby carry credence even to the most impious and unbelieving.
              Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
              Usage of nescient in anglès
              1
              How blind he had been, how nescient of himself!
              The Tavern Knight
              2
              How nescient the poor little thing was!
              Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society
              3
              But his French breeding triumphed and he remained, except for that one furtive twinkle, the conscientious valet, nescient and urbane.
              Nightfall
              Frequent collocations
              Nescient through the time