sciscitation means the act of inquiring; inquiry; demand. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “sciscitation” is a great word
SCISCITATION — [Noun] The act of inquiring or demanding to know. From the Latin sciscitatio, from sciscitari ("to inquire"), an inchoative verb from sciscere ("to seek to know"), itself from scire ("to know"). Unlike "inquisition," which implies a rigorous, often official investigation, or "query," which denotes a single, specific question, sciscitation is the neutral, persistent current of wanting to know. It is the child's endless "why," the scholar's silent hours in the archive, and the quiet, insistent gaze that asks for an unformed truth—the fundamental human gesture, reaching into the dark merely to feel the shape of the unknown.
Etymology
From Latin sciscitatio, from sciscere (“to seek to know”), verb inchoate from scire (“to know”).
noun
- The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.“There is not a more noble proof of our faith than to captivate all the powers of our understanding and will to our Creator, and without all sciscitation to go blindfold whither he will lead us.”