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nocence

UK/ˈnəʊ.səns/US/ˈnoʊ.səns/

nocence noun: guilt; transgression.

Noun

nocence (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Guilt; transgression.
    • The iniquities of theſe dayes are not aſhamed to ſhew their faces; but vvalke the ſtreets without feare of a Serieant, The ſinnes of the Citie are as pert and apert as the ſonnes of the Citie. I would Iniquitie was not bolder then Honeſtie; or that Innocence might ſpeed no worſe then Nocence.1614, Thomas Adams, The deuills banket described in foure sermons, London: […] Thomas Snodham for Ralph Mab, […], pages 123-124
    • For this Reaſon you unworthily detract from me, reviling me with taunting language, without any further ſcrutiny into matter of Fact; which I must court or urge you to, that I may cleer my ſelf, and certifie who is illiterate (as to the knowledge of things) conducible to our better State (for...1672, George Thomson, A letter sent to Mr. Henry Stubbe wherein the Galenical method & medicaments, as likewise bloud-letting in particular, are offered to be proved ineffectual or destructibve to...

Origin of nocence

Learned borrowing from Latin nocentia (“guilt, transgression”), from nocēns (“harmful, guilty”). Doublet of nuisance.

Questions about nocence

What does nocence mean?
Nocence means guilt; transgression.
What part of speech is nocence?
Nocence is a noun.
How do you pronounce nocence?
Nocence is pronounced /ˈnəʊ.səns/ (UK).

Words near nocence in the dictionary

  1. nocebos
  2. noceffector
  3. noceffectors
  4. Nocella
  5. Nocellas
  6. nocence
  7. nocency
  8. nocent
  9. nocently
  10. nocents
  11. Nocera Inferiore

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