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/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]
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Wickedness — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wickedness — index atrocity, corruption, delinquency (misconduct), dishonor (shame), disrepute, mischief, mis … Law dictionary
wickedness — c.1300, from WICKED (Cf. wicked) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
wickedness — 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… … Philosophy dictionary
wickedness — 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 … Wiktionary
wickedness — wicked ► ADJECTIVE 1) evil or morally wrong. 2) playfully mischievous. 3) informal excellent; wonderful. DERIVATIVES wickedly adverb wickedness noun. ORIGIN probably from WICCA(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
wickedness — noun Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being wicked 2. something wicked … New Collegiate Dictionary
wickedness — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, abnormality, arrantness, badness, baseness, bitchiness, corruption, criminality, cussedness, damnability, debt, delinquency, depravity, deviance, deviancy, devilishness, devilment, devilry,… … Moby Thesaurus
wickedness — 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:… … English dictionary for students
wickedness — sb. Pol. S. 230 … Oldest English Words
