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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible;
[syn: nescient, unbelieving]

2. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication;
- Example: "an ignorant man"
- Example: "nescient of contemporary literature"
- Example: "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"
- Example: "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"
[syn: ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nescient
    adj 1: holding that only material phenomena can be known and
           knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is
           impossible [syn: nescient, unbelieving]
    2: uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication;
       "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an
       unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues";
       "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions" [syn:
       ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered]