Libertinism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority. countable, uncountable

    "[T]he lord made a boaſt of his libertiniſm, and frequently avowed that he held all women to be fair game (as his lordſhip ſtyled this pretty ſport), and that they were all, without exception, to be won."

  2. 2
    A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority. wordnet

Synonyms

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libertinageabandonbroad-mindednessdebaucherydebauchmentdissipation

Example

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"[T]he lord made a boaſt of his libertiniſm, and frequently avowed that he held all women to be fair game (as his lordſhip ſtyled this pretty ſport), and that they were all, without exception, to be won."

Etymology

From libertine + -ism.

Related phrases

self indulgence

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