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Synonyms for unenlightened
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : en-lahyt-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈlaɪt n |
Définition of unenlightened
Origin :- 1660s, "not lit up," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of enlighten. Meaning "not mentally illuminated" is attested from 1650s.
- adj ignorant
- An unenlightened person who thinks one country better than another.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- And now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened:—Behold!
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- The problem of Good has bothered the unenlightened for ages.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- The enemies of France, and those who, all unenlightened, attack the Church.
- Extract from : « A Boswell of Baghdad » by E. V. Lucas
- There, he said to himself, sat a stubborn and unenlightened man.
- Extract from : « Gladiator » by Philip Wylie
- It can only find place in the dark chambers of an unenlightened mind.
- Extract from : « The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors » by Kersey Graves
- But Nelson and the others only looked grave and unenlightened.
- Extract from : « Four Afloat » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- They had unenlightened ideas as to the grounds of forgiveness.
- Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume V » by John Lord
- The faith of the patriarchs was like that of this child,—not false, but unenlightened.
- Extract from : « Ten Great Religions » by James Freeman Clarke
- He was austere and conscientious, but his conscience was unenlightened.
- Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume II » by John Lord
Antonyms for unenlightened
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