Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Born blind; congenitally blind.
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Examples
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While Nicholas of Cusa described the Divine illumination as acting in blind-born man (virtus illuminati coecinati qui per fidem visum acquirit), Henry of Ghent required only assistances to human sight.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Thy plays like blind-born puppies should be drown'd.
English Satires Various 1885
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I even grew weary of science, and envied the blind-born, or those who, till death, have been wilfully hoodwinked.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 Friedrich Trenck 1760
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