cognize

Example Sentences

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The assize had no more to cognize upon, but his own confession, yet brought him in guilty.

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John

An evil material mind, so-called, can conceive of God only as like itself, and knowing both evil and good; but a purely good and spiritual consciousness has no sense whereby to cognize evil.

From Unity of Good by Eddy, Mary Baker

The external and the internal ear, like the ear-trumpet, are purely material, and by means of them we are able to cognize those material emanations called sound.

From Beyond by Hubbard, Henry Seward

We cannot conceive of any higher creation, because we cannot add an attribute to those we already possess, any more than we can conceive of an additional sense by which to cognize such new attribute.

From The Philosophy of Evolution Together With a Preliminary Essay on The Metaphysical Basis of Science by Carpenter, Stephen H. (Stephen Haskins)

But, assuming that "conceive" is a general term for cognize, the conclusion developed just above is inevitable.

From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jones, Jesse H.