Both Uses of
benighted
in
Ivanhoe
- The whole peaceful and quiet scene lay glimmering in twilight before the eyes of the traveller, giving him good assurance of lodging for the night; since it was a special duty of those hermits who dwelt in the woods, to exercise hospitality towards benighted or bewildered passengers.†
Chpt 16 *
- "By my beads," said the hermit, stopping short in a grand flourish, "here come more benighted guests.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
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(benighted) in the dark (figuratively) due to a lack of knowledge, advantages, or moral understanding