Ĭg'no-rançe, n.

n. [Lat. ignorantia, Fr. ignorance, Pr. ignorancia, ignoransa, Sp. & Pg. ignorancia; It. ignoranza.] The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to particular subjects.

Ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing with which we fly to heaven. Shak.