Unrighteousness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being unrighteous. uncountable
  2. 2
    failure to adhere to moral principles wordnet

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abnormalityamoralitybackslidingcarnalitydelinquencydishonour

Etymology

From Middle English unriȝtwisnesse, from Old English unrihtwīsnes; equivalent to un- + righteousness or unrighteous + -ness.

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