knowledge
knowledge is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; -- chiefly used in the plural. There is a great difference in the delivery of the mathematics, which are the most abstracted of knowledges. Bacon. Knowledges is a term in frequent use by Bacon, and, though now obsolete, should be revived, as without it we are compelled to borrow "cognitions" to express its import. Sir W. Hamilton. To use a word of Bacon's, now unfortunately obsolete, we must determine the relative value of knowledges. H. Spencer.
- 2.That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 1 Cor. viii.
- 3.Ignorance is the curse of God; -Knowledge, the wing wherewith we fly to heaven. Shak.
- 4.That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life. Shipmen that had knowledge of the sea. 1 Kings ix.
- 5.5. Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge. Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldst take knowledge of me Ruth ii.
- 6.6. Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by carnal; as, carnal knowledge.
- 7.To acknowledge. [Obs.] "Sinners which knowledge their sins." Tyndale.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- see wisdom
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acute
- aesthetic
- aesthetics
- aware
- cause
- conscious
- consciousness
- cultivate
- excite
- external
- feel
- feeling
- impress
- impressibility
- impression
- impressive
- keen
- lively
- moral
- needle
- perceive
- perceptive
- perceptivity
- physical
- pole
- produce
- quick
- render
- sensation
- sensibility
- sensible
- sensitive
- sensuous
- sentient
- sharp
- sharpen
- the
- thin-skinned
- tutor
- vivid
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is knowledge.
- What is that which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 1 Cor. viii called?
- What is ignorance is the curse of God; -Knowledge, the wing wherewith we fly to heaven. Shak called?
- What is that familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life. Shipmen that had knowledge of the sea. 1 Kings ix called?
- What is 5. Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge. Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldst take knowledge of me Ruth ii called?
- What is 6. Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by carnal; as, carnal knowledge called?
- What is to acknowledge. [Obs.] "Sinners which knowledge their sins." Tyndale called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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