I.want of knowledge or acquaintance, ignorance (freq. in Cic.; elsewh. rare).
(α).
With gen. obj.: “timentibus ceteris propter ignorationem locorum,” Cic. Rep. 1, 17, 29; so, “numquam antea visi regis,” Curt. 3, 12, 17: “stirpis et generis,” Cic. Lael. 19, 70: “dialecticae,” id. Fin. 3, 12, 41: “causarum,” id. Div. 2, 22, 49: “juris,” id. Leg. 1, 6, 18: “maximarum rerum (with summus error),” id. N. D. 1, 1, 2 fin.: “veritatis,” id. ib. 1, 16, 43: “sui,” id. Clu. 39, 109: “virtutis,” id. Rep. 1, 34: “decori,” id. Or. 21, 70: “facti,” Dig. 16, 1, 7.—
