Main entry: ignorant, nescient, unlearned, unlettered
Definition: 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
Main entry: unbelieving, nescient
Definition: holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible