Depravity

//dəˈpɹævɪti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement. uncountable

    "Depravity in the oppressed is no apology for the oppressor."

  2. 2
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice wordnet
  3. 3
    A particular depraved act or trait. countable

    "There were men there who had committed merciless robberies, cruel murders, heartless swindles, abominable depravities."

  4. 4
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles wordnet
  5. 5
    Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin. Christian, uncountable

    "Here is a child of three years old, and she cannot tell who made her! Without question, she is equally in the dark as to her soul, its present depravity, and future destiny!"

Synonyms

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turpitudecorruptioncorruptiondegeneracydepravationimmorality

Example

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"The depravity of the king's deeds led the people to believe he was nothing more than a tyrant that needed to be overthrown."

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original depravitytotal depravity

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