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
Example sentences :
  • 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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