iniquity

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Noun

Singular
iniquity

Plural
iniquities

iniquity (plural iniquities)

  1. 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.
  2. A wrongful act.
  3. Absence of moral or spiritual values, lawlessness.
  4. Denial of the sovereignty of God.

[edit] Translations

deviation from right
wrongful act
lawlessness
denial of sovereignty of God
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