2 : an immoral act or practice

Synonyms

corruption, debauchery, depravity, iniquitousness, iniquity, libertinage, libertinism, licentiousness, profligacy, sin, vice

Antonyms

morality, virtue

religious denominations that regard drinking, smoking, and even dancing as examples of immorality a sermon about modern society's casual acceptance of or indifference to immorality

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circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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18 Sep 2019

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: the quality or state of being without principles of right and wrong

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