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  • 21illiterate — Unlettered; ignorant of letters or books; untaught, unlearned; uninstructed in science. A person who can sign his name, may still be illiterate. Hence it is improper to describe a person who cannot sign his name by the word illiterate. Re… …

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  • 22folk literature — Introduction also called  folklore  or  oral tradition        the lore (traditional knowledge and beliefs) of cultures having no written language. It is transmitted by word of mouth and consists, as does written literature, of both prose and… …

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  • 23Devekut — Hasidism is known in secular Jewish culture and Neo Hasidism for its dveikus …

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  • 24Muhammad — /moo ham euhd, hah meuhd/, n. 1. Also, Mohammed, Mahomet. A.D. 570 632, Arab prophet: founder of Islam. 2. Elijah (Elijah Poole), 1897 1975, U.S. clergyman: leader of the Black Muslims 1934 75. 3. a male given name. * * * I or Mohammed born с 570 …

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  • 25ignorant — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unaware] Syn. unconscious, uninformed, unknowing, uninitiated, inexperienced, unwitting, unmindful, disregarding, misinformed, unsuspecting, oblivious, insensible, mindless, witless, unconversant with, unintelligent,… …

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  • 26ignorant — adjective 1) the plight of these ignorant children should be an international concern Syn: uneducated, unknowledgeable, untaught, unschooled, untutored, untrained, illiterate, unlettered, unlearned, unread, uninformed, unenlightened, benighted;… …

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  • 27ignorant — ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, uneducated, untaught, untutored, unlearned mean not having knowledge. One is ignorant who is without knowledge, whether in general or of some particular thing {a very superficial, ignorant, unweighing fellow Shak …

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  • 28ignorant — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. destitute of knowledge or education < an ignorant society >; also lacking knowledge or comprehension of the thing specified < parents ignorant of modern mathematics > b. resulting from or showing lack of&#8230; …

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  • 29ignorant — ignorantly, adv. ignorantness, n. /ig neuhr euhnt/, adj. 1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man. 2. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: ignorant of quantum physics. 3. uninformed; unaware …

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  • 30illiterate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unlettered, unlearned. See ignorance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ignorant, uneducated, unenlightened, unlettered; see ignorant 2 . See Synonym Study at ignorant . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.&#8230; …

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