'nescient' definitions:
Definition of 'nescient'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible [syn: nescient, unbelieving]
adjective
Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" [syn: ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered]