[syn: loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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God saw that the wickedness of man was great. --Gen.
vi. 5.
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Their inward part is very wickedness. --Ps. v. 9.
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2. A wicked thing or act; crime; sin; iniquity.
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I'll never care what wickedness I do,
If this man comes to good. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wickedness
n 1: morally objectionable behavior [syn: evil, immorality,
wickedness, iniquity]
2: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of
darkness" [syn: iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark]
3: the quality of being wicked [syn: nefariousness,
wickedness, vileness, ugliness]
4: estrangement from god [syn: sin, sinfulness,
wickedness]
5: the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions;
"the vileness of his language surprised us" [syn:
loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness,
lousiness, wickedness]