innocent

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/ˈɪnəsn̩t/ English

Definitions

noun

One who is innocent, especially a young child.“The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament.”
A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.

adjective

Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
Naive; artless.
(obsolete except medicine) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign.

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Synonyms

guiltless sackless pure untainted sinless blameless harmless innocuous clean-handed impeccant irreproachable inculpable unimpeachable ingenuous naif naive ignorant unconscious

Antonyms

guilty nocent perverse

Associated

bystander conclave wrongdoing viii papal guilty innocence consecrated crusade xiii victim guilt

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