"agnosis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /æɡˈnəʊsɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: agnoses [plural]
Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without, lacking”) + γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”), literally, “lacking knowledge”. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|en|grc|ἀ-||without, lacking|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without, lacking”), {{der+|en|grc|ἀ-||without, lacking}} Derived from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without, lacking”), {{m-g|lacking knowledge}} “lacking knowledge”, {{lit|lacking knowledge|nocap=1}} literally, “lacking knowledge” Head templates: {{en-noun|~|agnoses}} agnosis (countable and uncountable, plural agnoses)
  1. Epistemologically necessary lack of, indifference to, denial or shunning of knowledge; defective knowledge. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: agnosticism Derived forms: acroagnosis, baragnosis Related terms: agnosia, agnostic, agnotology Translations (lack, denial or indifference to knowledge): agnose [feminine] (Portuguese)

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