WICKEDNESS

evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity

(noun) morally objectionable behavior

loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness

(noun) the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; “the vileness of his language surprised us”

sin, sinfulness, wickedness

(noun) estrangement from god

nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, ugliness

(noun) the quality of being wicked

wickedness, darkness, dark

(noun) absence of moral or spiritual values; “the powers of darkness”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wickedness (countable and uncountable, plural wickednesses)

The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.

A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.

Source: Wiktionary


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. God saw that the wickedness of man was great. Gen. vi. 5. Their inward part is very wickedness. Ps. v. 9.

2. A wicked thing or act; crime; sin; iniquity. I'll never care what wickedness I do, If this man comes to good. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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