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in·no·cent       [in-uh-suhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
2.free from legal or specific wrong; guiltless: innocent of the crime.
3.not involving evil intent or motive: an innocent misrepresentation.
4.not causing physical or moral injury; harmless: innocent fun.
5.devoid (usually fol. by of): a law innocent of merit.
6.having or showing the simplicity or naiveté of an unworldly person; guileless; ingenuous.
7.uninformed or unaware; ignorant.
–noun
8.an innocent person.
9.a young child.
10.a guileless person.
11.a simpleton or idiot.
12.Usually, innocents. (used with a singular verb) bluet (def. 1).
[Origin: 1150–1200; ME < L innocent- (s. of innocéns) harmless, equiv. to in- in-3 + nocéns prp. of nocére to harm; see -ent; cf. noxious]

—Related forms
in·no·cent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. sinless, virtuous; faultless, impeccable, spotless, immaculate. 2. Innocent, blameless, guiltless imply freedom from the responsibility of having done wrong. Innocent may imply having done no wrong at any time, and having not even a knowledge of evil: an innocent victim. Blameless denotes freedom from blame, esp. moral blame: a blameless life. Guiltless denotes freedom from guilt or responsibility for wrongdoing, usually in a particular instance: guiltless of a crime. 6. simple, naive, unsophisticated, artless.
—Antonyms 1, 2. guilty.
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In·no·cent I       [in-uh-suhnt] Pronunciation Key
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Saint, died a.d. 417, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 401–417.
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Innocent II
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(Gregorio Papareschi) died 1143, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1130–43.
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Innocent III
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(Giovanni Lotario de' Conti) 1161?–1216, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1198–1216.
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Innocent IV
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(Sinbaldo de Fieschi) c1180–1254, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1243–54.
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Innocent V
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(Pierre de Tarentaise) c1225–76, French ecclesiastic: pope 1276.
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Innocent VI
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(Étienne Aubert) died 1362, French jurist and ecclesiastic: pope 1352–62.
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Innocent VII
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(Cosimo de' Migliorati) 1336–1406, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1404–06.
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Innocent VIII
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(Giovanni Battista Cibò) 1432–92, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1484–92.
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Innocent IX
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(Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti) 1519–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1591.
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Innocent X
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(Giambattista Pamfili) 1574–1655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1644–55.
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Innocent XI
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(Benedetto Odescalchi) 1611–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1676–89.
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Innocent XII
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(Antonio Pignatelli) 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700.
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Innocent XIII
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(Michelangelo Conti) 1655–1724, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1721–24.
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in·no·cent       (ĭn'ə-sənt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless: an innocent child.
    1. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless: was innocent of all charges.
    2. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.
    3. Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: an innocent prank.
    4. Candid; straightforward: a child's innocent stare.
    5. Not experienced or worldly; naive.
    6. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.
    7. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: American tourists wholly innocent of French.
    8. Unaware: She remained innocent of the complications she had caused.
    1. Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: an innocent prank.
    2. Candid; straightforward: a child's innocent stare.
    3. Not experienced or worldly; naive.
    4. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.
    5. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: American tourists wholly innocent of French.
    6. Unaware: She remained innocent of the complications she had caused.
    1. Not experienced or worldly; naive.
    2. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.
    3. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: American tourists wholly innocent of French.
    4. Unaware: She remained innocent of the complications she had caused.
    1. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: American tourists wholly innocent of French.
    2. Unaware: She remained innocent of the complications she had caused.
  6. Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something: a novel innocent of literary merit.

n.  
  1. A person, especially a child, who is free of evil or sin.
  2. A simple, guileless, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person.
  3. A very young child.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin innocēns, innocent- : in-, not; see in-1 + nocēns, present participle of nocēre, to harm; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots.]

in'no·cent·ly adv.
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innocent  (adj.)
1340, "doing no evil, free from sin or guilt," from O.Fr. innocent (11c.), from L. innocentem (nom. innocens) "not guilty, harmless, blameless," from in- "not" + nocentem (nom. nocens), prp. of nocere "to harm." Meaning "free from guilt of a crime or charge" is from 1382. The earliest use was as a noun, "person who is innocent of sin or evil" (c.1200).

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innocent

adjective
1. free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" [ant: guilty] 
2. lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" 
3. free from sin [syn: impeccant] 
4. lacking in sophistication or worldliness; "a child's innocent stare"; "his ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it" 
5. not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs" 
6. completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn: barren] 
7. (used of things) lacking sense or awareness; "fine innocent weather" 

noun
1. a person who lacks knowledge of evil 

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innocent in·no·cent (ĭn'ə-sənt)
adj.
Not apparently harmful; benign.

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Main Entry: in·no·cent
Pronunciation: 'in-&-s&nt
Function: adjective
: lacking capacity to injure : BENIGN innocent tumor> <innocent heart murmurs>

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Main Entry: in·no·cent
Pronunciation: 'i-n&-s&nt
Function: adjective
: characterized by innocence

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Innocent

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.

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Innocent

In"no*cent\, a. [F. innocent, L. innocens, -entis; pref. in- not + nocens, p. pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. See Noxious.]

1. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.

The spear Sung innocent,and spent its force in air. --Pope.

2. Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright.

To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. --Shak.

I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. --Matt. xxvii. 4.

The aidless,innocent lady, his wished prey. --Milton.

3. Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged.

Innocent from the great transgression. --Ps. xix. 13.

4. Simple; artless; foolish. --Shak.

5. Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade.

6. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation.

Innocent party (Law),a party who has not notice of a fact tainting a litigated transaction with illegality.

Syn: Harmless; innoxious; innoffensive; guiltless; spotless; immaculate; pure; unblamable; blameless; faultless; guileless; upright.

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innocent

innocent: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

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