innocency

innocency
noun /ˈɪnəsənsi/
a) Innocence; the state of being free from guilt or moral wrong.

It is to be hoped that we all have some friend [...] whose affinities are rather with flowers and birds and all enchanting innocencies than with dark human passions.

b) Innocence from guilt, guiltlessness.

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