cognize

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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 source of this spiritual Omniscience we may not, in our finite intelligence, fully cognize, because full cognition would preclude the possibility of finite expression.

From Cosmic Consciousness by McIvor-Tyndall, Alexander J. (Alexander James)

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

By quality, that by which I cognize any mode of existence.

From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles

Now, an idea is clear when we cognize its object not as an individual thing, but in its connection, as a link in the causal chain, as necessary, and as a mode of God.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard