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Ignorant \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.
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He that doth not know those things which are of use
for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he
may know besides. --Tillotson.
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2. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with
of.
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Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. --Dryden.
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3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.]
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Ignorant concealment. --Shak.
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Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed? --Shak.
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4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
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His shipping,
Poor ignorant baubles! -- on our terrible seas,
Like eggshells moved. --Shak.

Syn: Uninstructed; untaught; unenlightened; uninformed;
unlearned; unlettered; illiterate. -- {Ignorant},
{Illiterate}. Ignorant denotes lack of knowledge, either
as to single subject or information in general;
illiterate refers to an ignorance of letters, or of
knowledge acquired by reading and study. In the Middle
Ages, a great proportion of the higher classes were
illiterate, and yet were far from being ignorant,
especially in regard to war and other active pursuits.
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In such business
Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ignorant
More learned than the ears. --Shak.
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In the first ages of Christianity, not only the
learned and the wise, but the ignorant and
illiterate, embraced torments and death.
--Tillotson.
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Ignorant \Ig"no*rant\, n.
A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled;
an ignoramous.
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Did I for this take pains to teach
Our zealous ignorants to preach? --Denham.
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