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innocence

Roget category 946

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
6.4. Moral affections
›› 6.4.3. Moral conditions

#946. Innocence

noun

innocenceguiltlessness etc. adj. — incorruption, impeccability.
clean hands, clear conscience, mens sibi conscia recti [Lat.] [Vergil]. innocent, lamb, dove.

verb

be innocent etc. adj. — nil conscire sibi nulla pallescere culpa [Lat.] [Horace]. acquit etc. 970exculpate etc. (vindicate) 937.

adjective

innocent, not guiltyunguiltyguiltless, faultless, sinless, stainless, bloodless, spotlessclear, immaculaterectus in curia [Lat.]unspotted, unblemished, unerringundefiled etc. 939unhardened, SaturnianArcadian etc. (artless) 703.
inculpable, unculpableunblamed, unblamableblameless, unfallen, inerrable, above suspicionirreproachable, irreprovable, irreprehensibleunexceptionable, unobjectionable, unimpeachablesalvablevenial etc. 937.
harmlessinoffensive, innoxious, innocuousdove-like, lamb-likepure, harmless as dovesinnocent as a lamb, innocent as the babe unbornmore sinned against than sinning" [Lear]. virtuous etc. 944unreproved, unimpeached, unreproached.

adverb

innocently etc. adj. — with clean handswith a clear conscience, with a safe conscience.

phrase

murus aeneus conscientia sana [Horace].

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