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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Ignorance
Thompson Chain Reference
• Self, Ignorance of
• Knowledge-Ignorance
• Ignorance
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Ignorance of God
Dictionaries
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Ignorant, Ignorance
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Ignorance
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Ignorance: Possible in Most Constant Hearers
• Ignorance: of Oneã¬s Own Heart
• Ignorance
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Ignorance
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Ignorance
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Ignorance (2)
• Ignorance
King James Dictionary
• Ignorant
• Ignorance
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Unlearned, Ignorant
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Ignorance
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Ignorance, Ignorant, Ignorantly
Webster Dictionary
• Self-Ignorant
• Self-Ignorance
• Ignoring
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Ignorance
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Ignorance
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Ignorance
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Ignorance
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Ignorance of the Law
Lexicons
• ܗܶܕ݂ܝܽܘܛܳܐ
• ἀγνοέω
• ἀγνόημα
• ἄγνοια
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• דָּעָה , יָדַע
• יְדַע
• הֲלֹא לֹא, , לֹה
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IG'NORANCE, n. L. ignorantia ignoro,not to know ignarus, ignorant in and gnarus, knowing.

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.