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nescient

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nescient in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    ignorant  nescient  unlearned  unlettered 
  2. holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
    nescient  unbelieving 
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nescient in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) an ignorant person
  2. (noun) an unbeliever
  3. (adjective) ignorant, unlearned
  4. (adjective) unbelieving
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