Advertisement

Advertisement

cognoscitive

[ kog-nos-i-tiv ]

adjective

  1. having the ability to know or discover:

    cognoscitive powers.



Discover More

Other Word Forms

  • Dz·ԴDzc·پ· adverb
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of cognoscitive1

1630–40; < Latin Dzō ( ere ) to know, come to know + -itive
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Just as the contemplative life pertains to the cognoscitive powers, so does the active life pertain to the appetitive powers.

From

Lastly, all special kinds of acts belong either to the appetitive or to the cognoscitive faculties.

From

But sofas and ottomans, and chairs and footstools, and screens—and above all, beds—all are fixtures in the dwelling of a wise man, cognoscitive and sensitive of the blessings of this life.

From

And therefore the act of knowledge is terminated in the intellect; and for this reason the cognoscitive virtues are in the intellect itself, or the reason.

From

Prose and poetry—The relation of first and second degree—Inexistence of other cognoscitive forms—Historicity—Identity and difference in respect of art—Historical criticism—Historical scepticism—Philosophy as perfect science.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


cognosciblecognovit