I.want of knowledge or information, ignorance (mostly post-Aug.; only once in Cic., for Cic. Fl. 20, 46, is a gloss; cf. “Klotz,” Cic. Lael. 19, 70; syn. ignoratio).
(α).
With gen. obj.: ignorantia loci, * Caes. B. C. 3, 68, 2: “locorum,” Suet. Galb. 20; cf.: “imperii Romani,” Tac. A. 1, 59: “scripturae,” Suet. Calig. 41: “discriminis sui,” Quint. 6, 1, 47: “praeteritae culpae,” Ov. H. 20, 189: “veri,” id. M. 7, 92: “recti,” Tac. Agr. 1: “bonarum rerum,” Nep. Ages. 8, 5.—
(β).
Absol.: errorem et temeritatem et ignorantiam et opinationem et suspicionem ... a virtute sapientiaque removebat, * Cic. Acc. 1, 11, 42: “hoc est maximum ignorantiae malum, quod, etc.,” Quint. 12, 3, 3; 5, 10, 34; cf. id. 7, 2, 40; 7, 4, 14: “mutua ignorantia fallentes,” Tac. H. 1, 75: “sancta ignorantia, quid sit illud quod, etc.,” id. G. 40: “ignorantiā lapsus,” Plin. Ep. 10, 59; 10, 97, 1: “si debitor meus manumisso dispensatori meo per ignorantiam solverit, liberari eum,” Gai. Inst. 3, 160.
