Ignorance /(?)/

Ig·no·rance

Ignorance

n.
  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.
  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.