unguilt

verb, noun — 2 senses

unguilt

verb

Etymology From un- + guilt.

1

To remove the sin or guilt from; pardon; excuse.

  • [...] admits his guilt and then finds relatives who want to "unguilt" him, [...]1986, Edward Haymes, Stephanie Cain Van D'Elden, Midwest Modern Language Association, The Dark figure in medieval German and Germanic literature:
  • But I felt unguilted as soon as I did it. It made the whole incident feel normal, run-of-the-mill.2006, Libby Sternberg, Finding the Forger:
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  • No sin goes unpunished here, no joy unguilted.2009, David Janssen, Edward Whitelock, Apocalypse Jukebox: The End of the World in American Popular Music - Page 72:
Derived terms
unguilting

unguilt

noun

Etymology From un- + guilt.

1

Guiltlessness; innocence.

  • The guilt, the crime strikes first, and from it are abstracted the negations unguilt, innocence.1853, Francis Lieber, On civil liberty and self-government - Page 21:
  • ("I love you for the unguilt of your madness . . .")1976, Rochelle Heller Stone, Bolesław Leśmian: The Poet and His Poetry:
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  • When he looks at her she wears a secretive smile, the knowledge of their act between them like a thauma'd thing, laced with the unguilt of defiant exploration.2015, Micah Blacklight, Chapter Twenty-One: Songhai:

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