adjective
- Holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible.
- synonyms: unbelieving
- Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication.
- usage: "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"
- synonyms: ignorant, unlearned, unlettered
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