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idol n. 1 (graven) image, icon or ikon, effigy, fetish, tiki,
symbol: Nebuchadnezzar's people worshipped golden idols. 2
hero or heroine, superstar, celebrity, luminary, matin‚e idol,
favourite, pet, darling: When he was a lad his idol was
Quatermain, from the Rider Haggard novels.
idolize v. adore, admire, adulate, worship, revere, reverence,
venerate, put on a pedestal, exalt, glorify, deify, lionize,
look up to, apotheosize: She had always idolized her father,
and his death came as a terrible blow to her.
idyllic adj. Arcadian, paradisaic(al) or paradisiac(al), heavenly,
Edenic, halcyon, ideal, idealized, pastoral, rustic, bucolic,
picturesque, charming, unspoilt or unspoiled, peaceful, pacific:
He returned to the island to live out his life in idyllic
repose.
9.3 ignorance...
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ignorance n. unfamiliarity, unawareness, unconsciousness, benightedness,
unenlightenment, inexperience, greenness: Ignorance of the law
is no excuse. Mistakes are often caused by ignorance rather than
stupidity.
ignorant adj. 1 unknowing, uninformed, untaught, uneducated, unschooled,
unread, unlearned, unlettered, illiterate: Is there anyone so
ignorant as not to know who the Duke of Wellington was? 2
unaware, unfamiliar, unconscious, benighted, unenlightened,
unwitting, in the dark, oblivious, Formal nescient: She knows
many things about which we are ignorant. 3 inexperienced,
green, na‹ve, innocent, unsophisticated: They used to tease
ignorant young apprentices by sending them to find a left-handed
hammer. 4 uncouth, ill-mannered, discourteous, impolite,
uncivil, boorish: Don't be so ignorant and open the door for
the lady!
ignore v. 1 disregard, overlook, pass over or by, turn a blind eye to,
be blind to, turn one's back on, turn a deaf ear to, wink at,
brush off or aside: If you are over 65, you may ignore this
paragraph. 2 snub, give (someone) the cold shoulder, reject,
send to Coventry, turn one's back on, Colloq give (someone) the