Wickedness
1Wickedness — Wick ed*ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity; sinfulness. [1913 Webster] God saw that the wickedness of man was great. Gen …
2wickedness — index atrocity, corruption, delinquency (misconduct), dishonor (shame), disrepute, mischief, mis …
3wickedness — c.1300, from WICKED (Cf. wicked) + NESS (Cf. ness) …
4wickedness — The Socratic thesis or paradox that nobody does wrong willingly is challenged by wickedness, which in some moral systems is universal (see original sin ), and in others at least occasional. Wickedness is often assimilated to loss of control (see… …
5wickedness — noun /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ a) The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality. We speak of wickedness as something in the soul different from virtue. b) A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or …
6wickedness — wicked ► ADJECTIVE 1) evil or morally wrong. 2) playfully mischievous. 3) informal excellent; wonderful. DERIVATIVES wickedly adverb wickedness noun. ORIGIN probably from WICCA(Cf. ↑ …
7wickedness — noun Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being wicked 2. something wicked …
8wickedness — /wik id nis/, n. 1. the quality or state of being wicked. 2. wicked conduct or practices. 3. a wicked act or thing. [1250 1300; ME; see WICKED, NESS] * * * …
9wickedness — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, abnormality, arrantness, badness, baseness, bitchiness, corruption, criminality, cussedness, damnability, debt, delinquency, depravity, deviance, deviancy, devilishness, devilment, devilry,… …
10wickedness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. evil, depravity, immorality, sinfulness; see blasphemy . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. That which is morally bad or objectionable: evil, iniquity, peccancy, sin, wrong. See RIGHT. 2. Degrading, immoral acts or habits:… …
