cognoscence

[Lat. cognoscenti a, from 1. The act or state of knowing or apprehending: knowledge, cognizance. "And yet of that near object have no cognoscence." Dr. H. More: Song of the Soul, iii. 2, 51. 2. A cognizance, a badge. cognoscente , pr. par. of cognoscere ; Ital. conoscere; cog-nos-çen-tê ( pl . cognoscenti), s. [O. Ital. Lat. cognosco to know. One who knows thor oughly or understands a subject; a connoi eur, an adept, an expert. (Rarely used except in the pl.) absolute cognoscente , if you please."-Mason: On Church "Ask a person of the most refined musical taste, an Music, p.77. cog-nos-çi-bil-i-ty, s . [Eng. cognoscible; -ity.] The quality of being cognoscible, or apprehended with the understanding. "The cognoscibility of God is manifest in and by them." -Barrow: Expos. of the Creed.