depravity

Noun

Meaning

The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of religious feeling and principle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

corruption wickedness degeneracy depravation vice putrefaction turpitude badness villainy shamble crime evil sin degradation corrupt
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Antonyms

thoroughbred religiousness right character value good
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Hypernyms

immorality transgression evildoing

Related terms

depravation depravedness

Phrases with the word

original depravity

Examples

the luxury and corruption among the upper classes Source: Internet

moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration Source: Internet

its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity Source: Internet

Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction Source: Internet

the various turpitudes of modern society Source: Internet

A character called "Friar Hyeronimus Savonarola," played by Philippe Desboeuf, holds a sermon in which he publicly condemns the corruption of the church and the sexual depravity of the papacy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

depravement depraver depravingly deprecable deprecate deprecated