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Know-NothingismenUK
know-noth·ing (nō′nŭth′ĭng)n.1. A totally ignorant person; an ignoramus.2. An anti-intellectual.3. An agnostic.4. Know-Nothing A member of a political party in the United States during the 1850s that was antagonistic toward recent immigrants and Roman Catholics. know′-noth′ing·ism n.Know-Nothingismdoctrines of the American Party (1853-1856), the main goal of which was to bar foreign-born citizens from participating in government. — know-nothing, n.See also: PoliticsIdiomsSeeknow-nothing |