Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IG-NO-RA'MUS
IG-NO-RA'MUS, n. [L. we are ignorant; from ignoro.]
- The indorsement which a grand jury make on a bill presented to them for inquiry, when there is not evidence to support the charges, on which all proceedings are stopped, and the accused person is discharged.
- An ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge. South.
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