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ignorant

Webster 1828

IG'NORANT, adjective [Latin ignorans.] Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. A man may be ignorant of the law, or of any art or science. He may be ignorant of his own rights, or of the rights of others.1. Unknown; undiscovered; a poetical use; as ignorant concealment.2. Unacquainted with.Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame.3. Unskillfully made or done. [Not legitimate.]Poor ignorant baubles.IG'NORANT, noun A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled.Did I for this take pains to teachOur zealous ignorants to preach?