iniquity

  • 11Iniquity — Vice Vice, n. [F., from L. vitium.] 1. A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse. [1913 Webster] Withouten vice of syllable or letter. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Mark the …

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  • 12iniquity — [[t]ɪnɪ̱kwɪti[/t]] iniquities N VAR You can refer to wicked actions or very unfair situations as iniquity. [FORMAL] He rails against the iniquities of capitalism... A disco isn t exactly a den of iniquity …

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  • 13iniquity — noun (C, U) formal 1 the quality of being very unfair or evil, or something that is very unfair 2 den of iniquity humorous a place where there is a lot of immoral behaviour: Our mother regarded the pub as a den of iniquity …

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  • 14iniquity — noun 1) many runaways become the pawns of these merchants of iniquity Syn: wickedness, sinfulness, immorality, impropriety; vice, evil, sin; villainy, criminality; odiousness, atrocity, egregiousness; outrage, monstrosity, obscenity,… …

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  • 15iniquity — UK [ɪˈnɪkwətɪ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms iniquity : singular iniquity plural iniquities formal extremely immoral or unfair actions or situations • See: den …

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  • 16Iniquity Bloody Iniquity — Infobox Album | Name = Iniquity Bloody Iniquity Type = compilation Artist = Iniquity Released = 2003 Recorded = Genre = Death metal Length = 70:30 Label = Mighty Music Producer = Jacob Hansen Reviews = *The Metal Observer 7,5/10 [http://www.metal …

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  • 17iniquity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English iniquite, from Anglo French iniquité, from Latin iniquitat , iniquitas, from iniquus uneven, from in + aequus equal Date: 14th century 1. gross injustice ; wickedness 2. a wicked act or thing ; sin …

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  • 18iniquity — /i nik wi tee/, n., pl. iniquities. 1. gross injustice or wickedness. 2. a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin. [1300 50; ME < L iniquitas unevenness, unfairness, equiv. to iniqu(us) uneven, unfair (in IN 3 + iquus, comb. form of aequus&#8230; …

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  • 19iniquity — noun /ɪnˈɪk.wɪ.ti/ a) Deviation from what is right; wickedness, gross injustice. The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. b) A wrongful act …

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  • 20iniquity — Synonyms and related words: abomination, atrocity, bad, breach, crime, crime against humanity, deadly sin, delinquency, dereliction, diablerie, disgrace, enormity, error, evil, failure, fault, felony, genocide, guilty act, heavy sin, illegality,&#8230; …

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