iniquity
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From Middle English iniquite, from Latin iniquitas, from iniquus (“‘unjust, harmful’”).
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iniquity (plural iniquities)
- Deviation from 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.
- 1994, Jules, Pulp Fiction,
- A wrongful act.
- Absence of moral or spiritual values, lawlessness.
- Denial of the sovereignty of God.
[edit] Translations
deviation from right
lawlessness
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denial of sovereignty of God
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