Meaning of Wickedness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
   countable, uncountable
2. A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“So, if a Sonne that is by his Father ſent about Merchandize, doe ſinfully miſcarry vpon the Sea; the imputation of his vvickedneſſe, by your rule, ſhould be impoſed vpon his Father that ſent him: […]”

“We speak of wickedness as something in the soul different from virtue.”

“Derived from the Latin words "scelero" — which means crime or wickedness — and "phobos" meaning fear — scelerophobia is coined by both criminologists and psychologists as the fear of burglars, according to Ayla Faisal, a clinical psychologist and a PhD scholar at the Institute of Clinical Psychology at the University of Karachi.”

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