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Innocent XIII
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(Michelangelo Conti) 1655–1724, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1721–24.
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Innocent XII
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(Antonio Pignatelli) 1615–1700, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1691–1700.
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Innocent XI
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(Benedetto Odescalchi) 1611–89, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1676–89.
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Innocent X
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(Giambattista Pamfili) 1574–1655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1644–55.
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Innocent IX
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(Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti) 1519–91, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1591.
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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 VII
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(Cosimo de' Migliorati) 1336–1406, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1404–06.
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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 V
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(Pierre de Tarentaise) c1225–76, French ecclesiastic: pope 1276.
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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 III
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(Giovanni Lotario de' Conti) 1161?–1216, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1198–1216.
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Innocent II
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(Gregorio Papareschi) died 1143, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1130–43.
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In·no·cent I    Audio Help   [in-uh-suhnt] Pronunciation Key
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Saint, died a.d. 417, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 401–417.
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in·no·cent    Audio Help   [in-uh-suhnt] Pronunciation Key
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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.
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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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Main Entry:  innocent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Free from evil and corruption.
Synonyms:  angelic, angelical, clean, lily-white, pure, sinless, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unstained, unsullied, untainted, virginal
Idioms:  pure as the driven snow
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  innocent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Free from guilt or blame.
Synonyms:  blameless, faultless, guiltless, harmless, irreproachable, lily-white, unblamable
Idioms:  in the clear
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Main Entry:  innocent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  arcadian, artless, blameless, candid, chaste, cherubic, childlike, clean, exemplary, faultless, free, greenhorn, guileless, guiltless, harmless, ignorant, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, ingenuous, innocuous, inoffensive, irreprehensible, irreproachable, irresponsible, lawful, naive, pastoral, pristine, seraphic, simple, sinless, unaware, unblamable, undefiled, uninvolved, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unworldly, upright, virtuous, inerrable, uncorrupt
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Innocent I, Saint, d. 417, pope (401-17), an Italian; successor of St. Anastasius I. A powerful champion of papal supremacy in the entire Church, he upheld St. John Chrysostom and condemned Pelagius. His 36 surviving decretal letters are an important source for canon law. He vainly tried to prevent the sack of Rome in 410 by the Visigoths under Alaric I. St. Innocent was succeeded by St. Zosimus. Feast: July 28. 
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