nescient

Adjective

• uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
  • an ignorant man
    
  • nescient of contemporary literature
    
  • an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues
    
  • exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions
    

• holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ignorant , unlearned , unlettered , unbelieving