˜yÐÄvlog

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cognoscitive

[ kog-nos-i-tiv ]

adjective

  1. having the ability to know or discover:

    cognoscitive powers.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²µÂ·²Ô´Ç²õc¾±Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cognoscitive1

1630–40; < Latin ³¦´Ç²µ²ÔŲõ³¦ ( ere ) to know, come to know + -itive
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Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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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.

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Man is not simply knowledge and contemplation: he is also will, which contains in it the cognoscitive moment.

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