Nocence
/ˈnəʊ.səns/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Guilt; transgression. obsolete, rare, uncountable
"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."
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More examples"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."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin nocentia (“guilt, transgression”), from nocēns (“harmful, guilty”). Doublet of nuisance.