nescience

About 0.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The absence of knowledge, especially of orthodox beliefs.

   Better to have honest nescience than to have militant ignorance.

2. noun The doctrine that nothing is actually knowable.

Similar words

unknowingness ignorantness unknowing beginningless unknowledge nonknowledge agnosis knowledgelessness inscience nonfaith

Often followed by

is and of or which in as can to

Word family

nesciences nescient