iniquity

English

Etymology

From Middle English iniquite, from Latin iniquitas, from iniquus (“unjust, harmful”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪnˈɪk.wɪ.ti/, SAMPA: /In"Ik.wI.ti/

Noun

iniquity (plural iniquities)

1. Deviation from what is right; wickedness, gross injustice.
   • 1994, Jules, Pulp Fiction,

     The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

2. A wrongful act.
3. Absence of moral or spiritual values, lawlessness.
4. Denial of the sovereignty of God.

Translations

deviation from right

Dutch: misdaad (nl) m., afdwaling (nl) f. Russian: несправедливость (ru) f.

Spanish: iniquidad (es) f.

wrongful act

Dutch: misdaad (nl) m. Russian: проступок (ru) m.

Spanish: iniquidad (es) f.

lawlessness

Dutch: wetteloosheid (nl) f. Russian: беззаконие (ru) n.

Spanish: iniquidad (es) f.

denial of sovereignty of God

Dutch: godslastering (nl) f., godsloochening (nl) f.