Definitions for "Nescience"
Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.
Literally, the absence of knowledge. Refers to the covering around the soul consisting of nineteen components: the five subtle sense organs, the five subtle motor organs, the five vital energies, the conscious mind, the subconscious mind, intellect and ego. Together the soul and the nescience constitute the embodied soul (jiva).
ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
Keywords:  lack, experience, down
10.329.18 down Lack of experience or knowledge