ignoramous

plural ignoramouses

1. nonstandardNonstandard form of ignoramus.

   An IGNORAMOUS, ſ. (a fool or dolt) un ignorante, un ſimple.

   [1763, Hᵗᵒ Sᵃⁿ Joseph Giral Delpino, A Dictionary, Spanish and English, and English and Spanish: […], London: Printed for A. Millar, J. Nourse, and P. Vaillant, […]

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   § 22. II. Secondly, Nor do they determine of any ones final Eſtate, be he never ſo wicked. Well may ſome ſenſual Ignoramous, or Enemy to Religion, who hath no more Skill in Scripture, than a Beaſt hath in Muſick, do ſo, calling others that are leſs civil, or more vitious than himſelf, Reprobates: But I never heard, a knowing Chriſtian uſe the Phraſe in ſuch a Senſe, of any particular Perſon.T

   1717, Richard Young, The Carnal Man Anatomiz’d: or, the Grand Cause of Man’s Alienation from, and Opposition to GOD, discovered, removed, and cured. […], 2nd edition, Edinburgh: […] William Brown and John Mosman, […], page 50

   I wiſh you had ſent with your bill a few minutes of your life of faith, you might have inſtructed me while you are cloathing others; for indeed, I am one of thoſe ſtrange folks who ſet up for journey-men, without knowing their maſter’s buſineſs; and offer many precious wares to ſale, without underſtanding their full value—I have got to market for a moſt extraordinary perſon, whom I am ſuppoſed to be well acquainted with, becauſe he employs me as a riding pedler to ſerve near forty ſhops in the country, beſides my own Pariſh; yet I know much beſt of my maſter than I do of his wares; often is my tongue deſcribing him as the faireſt of men, while my heart is painting him as the witch of Endor; and many big words have I ſpoke to his credit, yea, I am frequently beſeeching people to truſt him with their all, while my heart has been afraid to truſt him with a groat—neither, madam, is this all, for ſuch a profound ignoramous am I, that I know nothing of myſelf as I ought to know, having frequently miſtaken rank pride for deep humility, and the work of ſelf love for the love of Jeſus.

   a. 1793, John Berridge, “To Lady Margaret Ingham”, in W. Holland, editor, The Christian’s Warfare and Crown. A Sermon occasioned by the death of the Rev. John Berridge, who departed this Life, Jan. 3, 1793: […], London: […] T. Wilkins, […], published 1793, pages 28–29

   If you this worthy man would meet, / Go Hunt for him in Titchfield-ſtreet; / And if the ſermon ſhould be over, / Enquire particulars of Tall Gover, / The Cobler; who is very famous, / And in his way no ignoramous; / And be aſſured this Godly Don, / Will well beſpatter Wilkinson.

   1796, Huntingtoniana. Letters Relating to the unhappy Diſsention now Prevailing in the Household of Faith; […], London: Printed for W. England, […], page 30

   Now you are dissatisfied when I call you ignoramouses, and clodpoles; just out of an anxiety to get you to take care of your interests.

   1815, H. H. Brackenridge, Modern Chivalry. Containing the Adventures of a Captain, and Teague O’Regan, His Servant, volume IV, Johnson & Warner, […], page 100

   Mud This is a very specious piece of business; and above my implication—Dear me—dear me—what a thing it is, that one never can disgust one’s meals in peace—but one must be torn piecemeal with defamations—convocations—and other informalities—If I’d any of the fees and requisites of office for my pains—it would be a different thing—but every body knows I’m an ignoramous, and commit justice gratis—I must disperse the complaint.

   1819, William Thomas Moncrief, Rochester; or, King Charles the Second’s Merry Days: A Burletta, in Three Acts. […], London: Printed for John Lowndes, […], page 24