unenlightenment

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These first pages bear witness both to the energy of his genius and also to its unenlightenment; he seems more ignorant and more cocksure than so great a man should be.

From Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

The villagers were not wont to waste time on the printed word; in fact, such was the profundity of their unenlightenment, few of them had heard of the magazine with a name beginning with "A."

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney

If no one present had ever heard the name before, the consequential manner of its announcement would have brought a sense of deplorable unenlightenment.

From The Key to Yesterday by Buck, Charles Neville

"After all," reflected the accurate Katy, as though seeking an excuse for Madame de Treymes' unenlightenment, "we don't know many French people, either."

From Madame De Treymes by Wharton, Edith

The Chief Confidential Clerk was not conscious that he was really ignorant of the subject in hand—no true diplomat ever is—the young Secretary was painfully aware of his own unenlightenment.

From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by Wells, David Dwight