n. profound scholarly knowledge

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

n. an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"

n. having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

n. range or scope of what is perceived

n. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

n. the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"

n. range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"

n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

n. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"

n. an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

n. the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"

n. the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"

n. the lack of knowledge or education