cognoscitive

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adjective

having the power of knowing

OriginLatin cognōscō →
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Meanings

adjectivecognoscitive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehaving the power of knowing

    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.

    1915, Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on Habits

Origin

  1. Latincognōscō“to know”
  2. Englishcognoscitive

From Latin cognōscō (“to know”) + -itive.

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cognoscitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognoscitive

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Chicago

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