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  • 41ignorant — [ig′nə rənt] adj. [OFr < L ignorans, prp. of ignorare: see IGNORE] 1. a) having little knowledge, education, or experience; uneducated; inexperienced b) lacking knowledge (in a particular area or matter) 2. caused by or showing lack of… …

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  • 42analphabetic — I noun an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet • Syn: ↑analphabet • Hypernyms: ↑illiterate, ↑illiterate person, ↑nonreader II adjective 1. relating to or expressed …

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  • 43Barbarous — Bar ba*rous, a. [L. barbarus, Gr. ba rbaros, strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L. balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf. {Brave}, a.] 1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled… …

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  • 44Clerk — (kl[ e]rk; in Eng. kl[aum]rk; 277), n. [Either OF. clerc, fr. L. clericus a priest, or AS. clerc, cleric, clerk, priest, fr. L. clericus, fr. Gr. klhriko s belonging to the clergy, fr. klh^ros lot, allotment, clergy; cf. Deut. xviii. 2. Cf.… …

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  • 45Ignorant — Ig no*rant, n. A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous. [1913 Webster] Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous ignorants to preach? Denham. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 46Ignorant — Ig no*rant, a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, antis, p. pr. of ignorare to be ignorant. See {Ignore}.] 1. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. [1913 Webster] He that doth not know those things which are of use for… …

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  • 47Lettered — Let tered (l[e^]t t[ e]rd), a. 1. Literate; educated; versed in literature. Are you not lettered? Shak. [1913 Webster] The unlettered barbarians willingly accepted the aid of the lettered clergy, still chiefly of Roman birth, to reduce to writing …

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  • 48Society of Jesus — Jesuit redirects here. For the American hardcore punk band, see Jesuit (band). For the personal philosophy encompassing the moral teachings of Jesus, see Jesuism. Society of Jesus Abbreviation SJ, Jesuits Motto …

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  • 50Thomas Gray — Infobox Writer name = Thomas Gray caption = birthdate = birth date|1716|12|26|mf=y birthplace = Cornhill, London, England deathdate = death date|1771|7|30|mf=y deathplace = Cambridge, England occupation = Poet, historianThomas Gray (December 26,… …

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