KNOW-NOTHINGISM


Meaning of KNOW-NOTHINGISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -thiŋ-ˌi-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1854

1. capitalized K&N : the principles and policies of the Know-Nothings

2. : the condition of knowing nothing or desiring to know nothing or the conviction that nothing can be known with certainty especially in religion or morality

3. often capitalized K&N : a mid-20th century political attitude characterized by anti-intellectualism, exaggerated patriotism, and fear of foreign subversive influences

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.