NESCIENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • lacking general education or knowledge
   
   Synonym(s)
   • ignorant (what does ignorant mean?)
   • unenlightened (what does unenlightened mean?)
   • unlearned (what does unlearned mean?)
   • unlettered (what does unlettered mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • an ignorant man
   • nescient of contemporary literature
   • an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues
   • exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions
   
   Similar To
   • uneducated (what does uneducated mean?)
2. Meaning
   • holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
   
   Synonym(s)
   • unbelieving (what does unbelieving mean?)
   
   Similar To
   • agnostic (what does agnostic mean?)
   • agnostical (what does agnostical mean?)