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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Ignorance

/ĭg'nərəns/ · Ig·no·rance · IPA /ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/
01 n. The condition of being ignorant; the lack of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or…
  1. 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.” Shak.
  2. 2.
    A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have.(Theol.)
Phrases & compounds
Invincible ignorance — ignorance beyond the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is not responsible before God.