Pronounced: in-TES-tuhn, adj
Notes: Yes, we know the noun meaning… but do you know what the adjective means? (I didn’t)
Yesterday’s word
The word paragnosis means “knowledge that cannot be obtained by normal means”
Background / Comments
I knew both parts of this word, but I still didn’t have the meaning; the word comes from para- (beyond) and gnosis (knowledge). We have the words “paranormal” (beyond normal) and “agnostic” (not knowing). I’m not really sure what qualifies as paragnosis; it sounds like it means things that one knows without ever having been taught them.
First usage
A later word; it showed up in the 1930s
Richard's Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day 