what does the word innocence mean?
is it like abstinece?
2007-09-23 09:44:17 · 4 answers · asked by EccentricEmiiily. :] 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A Baby is innocent because it hasn't learned or experienced certain things yet.
Innocence means untried. Having no knowledge of the larger things of life. Abstinence means doing without. As if I abstained from eating certain foods for religious purposes.(Which I don't)
2007-09-23 09:54:44 · answer #1 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Innocence...Freedom from guilt or sin through being unaquainted with evil. Blamelessness.
Abstinence...Is the act of staying away from a positively reinforced or pleasurable behaviour. It is typically a voluntary act. It can be imposed, and it typically occurs when an individual experiences a decreased sense of personal control over a behaviour ie consumption of alcohol.
They are dissimilar words as stated by another contributor
2007-09-23 10:59:10 · answer #2 · answered by crazycanadien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Innocence means free of quilt or worldly knowledge.
2007-09-23 09:48:26 · answer #3 · answered by yancychipper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
innocence MEANS WITHOUT GUILT OR SIN-- abstinence MEANS TO NOT INDULGE IN...TO ABSTAIN...THE WORDS ARE DISSIMILAR
2007-09-23 09:50:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋