Knowledge Illustrations
Eruditionnoun
Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.
Knowledgenoun
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
‘His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.’;
Eruditionnoun
The refinement, polish and knowledge that education confers.
Knowledgenoun
Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
Eruditionnoun
The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship.
‘The management of a young lady's person is not be overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded.’; ‘The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him.’;
Knowledgenoun
Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
‘Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions.’;
Eruditionnoun
profound scholarly knowledge
Knowledgenoun
Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
‘Does your friend have any knowledge of hieroglyphs, perchance?’; ‘A secretary should have a good knowledge of shorthand.’;
Knowledgenoun
(philosophical) Justified true belief
Knowledgenoun
Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).
Knowledgenoun
(obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.
Knowledgenoun
The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.
‘His library contained the accumulated knowledge of the Greeks and Romans.’;
Knowledgenoun
(countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.
Knowledgenoun
(obsolete) Acknowledgement.
Knowledgenoun
(obsolete) Notice, awareness.
Knowledgenoun
The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.
Knowledgeverb
(obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.
Knowledgenoun
The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.
‘Knowledge, which is the highest degree of the speculative faculties, consists in the perception of the truth of affirmative or negative propositions.’;
Knowledgenoun
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.’; ‘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.’; ‘To use a word of Bacon's, now unfortunately obsolete, we must determine the relative value of knowledges.’;
Knowledgenoun
That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.
‘Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.’; ‘Ignorance is the curse of God;Knowledge, the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.’;
Knowledgenoun
That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.
‘Shipmen that had knowledge of the sea.’;
Knowledgenoun
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?’;
Knowledgenoun
Sexual intercourse; - usually preceded by carnal; same as carnal knowledge.
Knowledgeverb
To acknowledge.
Knowledgenoun
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Knowledgenoun
facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject
‘a thirst for knowledge’; ‘her considerable knowledge of antiques’;
Knowledgenoun
the sum of what is known
‘the transmission of knowledge’;
Knowledgenoun
information held on a computer system.
Knowledgenoun
true, justified belief; certain understanding, as opposed to opinion.
Knowledgenoun
awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation
‘the programme had been developed without his knowledge’; ‘he denied all knowledge of the incidents’;
Knowledgenoun
sexual intercourse.
Knowledge
Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, such as facts (descriptive knowledge), skills (procedural knowledge), or objects (acquaintance knowledge). By most accounts, knowledge can be acquired in many different ways and from many sources, including but not limited to perception, reason, memory, testimony, scientific inquiry, education, and practice.
