Noun
The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.
The condition of being putrefied; also, that which putrefied.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe 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
Although saltpeter from new Prussian-style putrefaction works had not been produced yet (the process taking about 18 months), in only a year France had gunpowder to export. Source: Internet
Reviewers immediately criticised the novel's decadence and homosexual allusions; The Daily Chronicle for example, called it "unclean", "poisonous", and "heavy with the mephitic odours of moral and spiritual putrefaction". Source: Internet