English → Latin
“innocence” in Latin
innocēnsharmless, inoffensive, innoxious; blameless, guiltless, innocentintegritāssoundness; integrity, blamelessness; chastitysimplicitāssimplicity; plainness, frankness, openness; innocence, honesty, candor, integritypudīcitiachastity, virtue; shamefacedness, modestypudorA sense of shame; shamefacedness, shyness; ignominy, disgrace; humiliation; Modesty, decency, propriety, scrupulousness,castitāspurity; morality; chastity
The English word innocence itself goes back to Latin nŏcentĭa, through innocentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
innocence
The state of being free from guilt, innocentia (the property of him who wrongs nobody): integritas (the property of him who resists all temptations to do evil; purity of life, incorruptibility, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) integritas atque innocentia: simplicitas (simplicity of manner, sincerity). To establish one’s innocence, se purgare alicui (to clear one’s self from suspicion; Vid: commentators on Caes., B.G., 1, 28).
Chastity, etc., integritas (integrity, purity of life, in general): pudicitia: pudor: castitas (chasteness). (The words are found in this connection and order.) integritas pudicitiaque: to lose one’s innocence, pudicitiam amittere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for innocence?
- The usual Latin words for “innocence” are innocēns, integritās, simplicitās; also pudīcitia, pudor, castitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.