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Webster 1913 Edition
Ignorance
Ig′no-rance
,Noun.
[F., fr. L.
ignorantia
.] 1.
The condition of being ignorant; the lack of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed.
Ignorance
is the curse of God,Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.
Shakespeare
2.
(Theol.)
A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have.
Book of Common Prayer.
Invincible ignorance
(Theol.)
, ignorance beyond the individual’s control and for which, therefore, he is not responsible before God.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ignorance
IG'NORANCE
,Noun.
1.
Want, absence or destitution of knowledge; the negative state of the mind which has not been instructed in arts, literature or science, or has not been informed of facts. Ignorance may be general, or it may be limited to particular subjects. Ignorance of the law does not excuse a man for violating it. Ignorance of facts if often venial. Ignorance is preferable to error.
2.
Ignorances, in the plural, is used sometimes for omissions or mistakes; but the use is uncommon and not to be encouraged.