ETYM French innocent, Latin innocens, -entis; pref. in- not + nocens, p. pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. Related to Noxious.
1. Free from evil or guilt; SYN. guiltless, clean-handed.
2. Lacking in sophistication or worldliness; SYN. ingenuous.
3. Lacking intent or capacity to injure; SYN. innocuous.

Množina: innocents

A person who lacks knowledge of evil; SYN. inexperienced person.
Thirteen popes including:

Množina: innocent airs

(1161-1216) Pope from 1198 who asserted papal power over secular princes, in particular over the succession of Holy Roman emperors. He also made King John of England his vassal, compelling him to accept Stephen Langton as archbishop of Canterbury. He promoted the fourth Crusade and crusades against the non-Christian Livonians and Letts, and the Albigensian heretics of S France.

Not knowledgeable about something specified; SYN. unacquainted with.

1. In a naively innocent manner.
2. In a not unlawful manner.

Singular of innocents is innocent.

Množina: Innocents' Days

Or Childermas; Festival of the Roman Catholic Church, celebrated 28 Dec in memory of the Massacre of the Innocents, the children of Bethlehem who were allegedly slaughtered by King Herod after the birth of Jesus.