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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Innocence \In"no*cence\, n. [F. innocence, L. innocentia See {Innocent}.] 1. The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness. 2. The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness. The silence often of pure innocence Persuades when speaking fails --Shak. Banished from man's life his happiest life, Simplicity and spotless innocence! --Milton. 3. The state or quality of being not chargeable for or guilty of a particular crime or offense; as the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown. 4. Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness. --Chaucer. Shak. Syn: Harmlessness; innocuousness; blamelessness; purity; sinlessness; guiltlessness. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: innocence n 1: the quality of innocent naivete [syn: {artlessness}, {ingenuousness}, {naturalness}] 2: the state of being free from sin or moral wrong lacking a knowledge of evil [syn: {purity}, {sinlessness}] 3: a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense; "the trial established his innocence" [ant: {guilt}]
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