Innocence vs. Purity — What's the Difference?

Innocence is a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence is to the lack of legal guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime.

The quality or condition of being pure

The state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offence

Freedom from spiritual or moral defilement; innocence or chastity

Freedom from sin, moral wrong, or guilt through lack of knowledge of evil.

The degree to which a color is free from being mixed with other colors.

Guiltlessness of a specific legal crime or offense.

The state or degree of being pure.

Freedom from guile, cunning, or deceit; simplicity or artlessness.

The condition of being pure.

Lack of worldliness or sophistication; naiveté.

Being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

One that is innocent.

The state of being free from sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.

A woman's virtue or chastity

Lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime.

Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.

(obsolete) Imbecility; mental deficiency.

The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.

The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness.

The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown.

Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness.

The quality of innocent naivete

The state of being free from sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

A state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense;