nescience 
August 6, 2006 | 13:44

nescience - Definitions from Dictionary.com:

nescience (NESH-uhn(t)s; NESH-ee-uhn(t)s) noun

  1. Absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.
  2. Agnosticism.

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