You can mark you interesting snippets of text that will be available through a unique link in your browser.


know-nothing

Translation
know-nothing
/noh"nuth'ing/, n.
1. an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus.
2. an agnostic.
3. (caps.) U.S. Hist. a member of a political party (American party or Know-Nothing party) prominent from 1853 to 1856, whose aim was to keep control of the government in the hands of native-born citizens: so called because members originally professed ignorance of the party's activities.
4. a person whose anti-intellectualism, xenophobia, and other political attitudes recall the Know-Nothings.
adj.
5. grossly ignorant; totally uninformed.
6. agnostic.
7. (caps.) of or pertaining to the Know-Nothings.
8. of or pertaining to a political know-nothing.
[1815-25]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

  
Share  

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Know-Nothing — Citoyen Know Nothing, le plus jeune fils de l Oncle Sam, lithographie de Sarony (1854). Cette estampe nationaliste, publiée à New York lors de l apogée du mouvement, récupère les symboles de l Union (et notamment le Star Spangled Banner à l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Know-nothing — Know noth ing, n. A member of a secret political organization in the United States, the chief objects of which were the proscription of foreigners by the repeal of the naturalization laws, and the exclusive choice of native Americans for office.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Know Nothing — Партийный идеал гражданина Дата основания: 1845 Дата роспуска: 1860 …   Википедия

  • know-nothing — noun 1) невежда 2) philos. агностик …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • Know Nothing — American Party Citizen Know Nothing The Know Nothing Party s nativist ideal Founded 1845 ( …   Wikipedia

  • Know Nothing — Citoyen Know Nothing, le plus jeune fils de l Oncle Sam, lithographie de Sarony (1854). Cette estampe nationaliste, publiée à New York lors de l apogée du mouvement, récupère les symboles de l Union (et notamment le Star Spangled Banner à l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Know Nothing — Ciudadano Know Nothing, imagen del ideal del partido. El movimiento Know Nothing (lit. Saber nada ) fue un movimiento político estadounidense predominantemente nativista de las décadas de 1840 y 1850. Surgió inspirado por el temor hacia los… …   Wikipedia Español

  • know-nothing — noun Date: 1827 1. a. ignoramus b. agnostic 2. capitalized K&N a member of a 19th century secret American political organization hostile to the political influence of recent immigrants and Roman Catholics • know nothing adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • know-nothing — [ nəʊˌnʌθɪŋ] 1) Общая лексика: невежда, несведующий человек, приверженец партии ничегонезнаек , профан 2) Американизм: ничегонезнайка (Know Nothing) 3) Философия: агностик 4) Дипломатический термин: несведущий человек 5) Психология: агностический …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • know everything is to know nothing — Пословица: знать все значит ничего не знать, знать все значит не знать ничего …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь