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innocence
English
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Etymology
Old French inocence, from Latin innocentia. Displaced native Old English uns?yld.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n?sn?s/
Noun
innocence (countable and uncountable, plural innocences)
- Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
- Synonym: unguilt
- Antonym: guilt
- Lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime.
- Synonym: naivety
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:innocence.
- Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.
- Synonym: harmlessness
- Antonym: harmfulness
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:innocence.
- (obsolete) Imbecility; mental deficiency.
Related terms
- innocent
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French inocence, a borrowing from Latin innocentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.n?.s??s/
Noun
innocence f (plural innocences)
- innocence
Derived terms
- présomption d'innocence
Related terms
- innocent
Further reading
- “innocence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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righteousness
English
Etymology
From Middle English rightwisnes, from Old English rihtw?snes (“justice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??a?t???sn?s/
Noun
righteousness (countable and uncountable, plural righteousnesses)
- (uncountable) The quality or state of being righteous.
- (uncountable, theology) Holiness; conformity of life to the divine law.
- Synonyms: rectitude, uprightness, holiness, godliness, equity, justice, rightfulness, integrity, honesty, faithfulness
- (countable) A righteous act, or righteous quality.
- All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.
- The act or conduct of one who is righteous.
- Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth rightness at all times.
- (theology) The state of being right with God; justification; the work of Christ, which is the ground justification.
- 1594-7, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, A Discourse, Section 21
- There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the one without us, which we have by imputation; the other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and charity, and other Christian virtues.
- 1646-7, Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q.33
- Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, and received by faith alone.
- 1594-7, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, A Discourse, Section 21
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