Meaning

noun the quality of innocent naivete

noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

noun a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense

originInherited from Middle English innocence, from Old French innocence, inocence, from Latin innocentia. Doublet of innocency. Displaced native Old English unsċyld.

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