ignorance
ignorance is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Theol.) A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have. Book of Common Prayer. Invincible ignorance (Theol.), ignorance beyond the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is not responsible before God.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- anagram
- arcanum
- book
- charade
- concealed
- confidential
- conundrum
- crack
- crux
- dead
- difficulty
- enigma
- house
- incognita
- intricacy
- involved
- labyrinth
- labyrinthian
- labyrinthine
- latency
- logogriph
- maze
- mazy
- meander
- monogram
- mystery
- nut
- paradox
- prison
- problem
- profound
- puzzle
- question
- rebus
- riddle
- secret
- terra
- the
- top
- wood
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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