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illiteracy

[ih-lit-er-uh-see] / ɪˈlɪt ər ə si /
NOUN
inability to read or write
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One Protestant pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Johnston of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, said the disparity illustrates the “rife biblical illiteracy in the church.”

From Washington Times

“During the past 18 months we campaigned house-to-house in order to eliminate illiteracy and to end all our miseries.”

From Seattle Times

Even the deliberate grammatical mistakes Trump puts in his posts, so that they get spread further by liberals mocking his illiteracy, felt tired.

From Salon

She added that Kelly’s own abuse as a child and illiteracy throughout adulthood also justified leniency.

From Seattle Times

Bonjean argued that traumas throughout Kelly’s life, including abuse as a child and illiteracy throughout adulthood, justified leniency in sentencing the singer.

From Seattle Times