(2017-09-25, 02:35 PM)chuck Wrote: So as not to derail the other thread. From the Oxford English Dictionary:
1. Destitute of knowledge, either in general OR with respect to a particular fact or subject.
2. Uninformed or unskilled in, not acquainted with a subject.
3. Showing absence of knowledge, resulting from ignorance.
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The word itself is basically a negation of the greek work gnosis. (Gnosis=Knowledge.)
I also quoted from the Oxford dictionary. The quotes I presented are the informal definitions.
informal Discourteous or rude.
‘Synonyms
rude, impolite, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, unmannerly, ungracious, discourteous, insensitive, uncivil, ill-humoured, surly, sullen