wickedness
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Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
wickedness (plural wickednesses)
- The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
- A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
Quotations [edit]
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Genesis 6:5
- And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Translations [edit]
state of being wicked
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wicked thing
References [edit]
- wickedness in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- wickedness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913