agnosy

noun4

1. •
   A deficit in the ability to perceive.

   • This "mimic agnosy" will be removed only through very prolonged maturation and learning. — 1975
2. •
   A lack of spiritual understanding or insight; a lack of enlightenment.

   • Just as agnosy is the great evil to the Hermetist, so is Parzival's zwivel at the root of all his tribulations. — 1963
3. •
   (rare) Ignorance, especially that which is common to a group or category of people.

   • Your logic is faulty, reflecting cachexia and the general agnosy that plagues your race. — 1987
4. •
   A patient suffering from an agnosy.

   • Finally, optic aphasics are usually described as being unimpaired in everyday life, whereas agnosies are often noticeably handicapped by their inability to recognize objects, people, and locales. — 2000