innocency

Examples

• All

• "'My God hath sent his angels and hath shut the lions' mouths "'that they have not hurt me, "'for as much as before him, innocency was found in me.

  The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

• Despite the accusations, his innocency was evident in his genuine surprise.

• "I will wash mine hands "in innocency.

  Paper Moon (1973)

• "Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain and washed my hands in innocency."

  Fire Serpent (2007)

• Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God and in the face of this congregation... to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony... which is an honourable estate, instituted in the time of man's innocency.

  Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

• Her actions reflected her innocency, as she never intended to harm anyone.

Synonyms

I

innocence

vsinnocency

35 3.6

Being free from doing wrong or evil things

focuses on being shown in actions and character rather than lacking experience

I

ingenuousness

vsinnocency

1 8.2

Open and honest without trying to hide anything

refers to freedom from guilt or blame rather than frank openness

G

guilelessness

vsinnocency

1 7.6

A quality of being honest and not trying to trick people

means lack of guilt or blame rather than simply sincere behaviour

I

inculpability

vsinnocency

• Formal

9.9

A state of not being blamed for doing something wrong

is a personal quality shown in actions and character rather than only blame absence

I

inculpableness

vsinnocency

• Formal

9.9

The state of being innocent and not to blame

is expressed as moral goodness in behaviour and character not abstractly

Antonyms

G

guilt

187 2.7

Responsibility for a crime or other illegal action

W

wrongdoing

117 3.7

Bad actions that break the law or moral rules

C

culpability

20 8.3

Being responsible for a fault or doing something wrong

How Innocent

blamelessness

6.9

innocency

• UK

1 9.9

purity

• Formal

34 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology