ignoramus

  • 21Ignoramus et ignorabimus — The Latin maxim ignoramus et ignorabimus meaning we do not know and will not know , stood for a pessimistic (in one sense) position on the limits of scientific knowledge, in the thought of the nineteenth century. It was given credibility by Emil… …

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  • 22ignoramus — noun a) A totally ignorant person unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool. b) A grand jurys ruling on an indictment when the evidence is determined to be …

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  • 23ignoramus — Synonyms and related words: abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, articled clerk, ass, beginner, boot, born fool, buffoon, catechumen, clown, dabbler, debutant, dilettante, doodle, dullard, dullhead, dumbbell, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, egregious… …

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  • 24ignoramus — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See ignorance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. simpleton, imbecile, idiot, know nothing; see fool 1 , moron . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. idiot, moron, *retard, simpleton, dunce, fool, half wit,… …

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  • 25ignoramus — ig|no|ra|mus [ˌıgnəˈreıməs] n plural ignoramuses old fashioned [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: we do not know , from ignorare; IGNORE] someone who does not know about things that most people know about …

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  • 26ignoramus — ig|no|ra|mus [ ,ıgnə reıməs ] noun count OLD FASHIONED someone who does not know very much …

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  • 27ignoramus — ig·no·ra·mus || ‚ɪgnÉ™ reɪmÉ™s n. ignorant uneducated person …

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  • 28ignoramus — [ˌɪgnə reɪməs] noun (plural ignoramuses) an ignorant or stupid person. Origin C16 (as the endorsement made by a grand jury on an indictment considered to be backed by insufficient evidence to bring before a petty jury): L., lit. we do not know… …

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  • 29ignoramus — n. Sciolist, smatterer, novice, wiseacre, greenhorn, simpleton, numskull. See dunce …

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  • 30ignoramus — noun (C) plural ignoramuses someone who does not know about things that most people know about …

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