Definition of Depravities

1. Noun. (plural of depravity) ¹

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Definition of Depravities

1. depravity [n] - See also: depravity

Lexicographical Neighbors of Depravities

depots
depravation
depravations
deprave
depraved
depravedly
depravedness
depravednesses
depravement
depravements
depraver
depravers
depraves
depraving
depravingly
depravities (current term)
deprecable
deprecate
deprecated
deprecates
deprecating
deprecatingly
deprecation
deprecations
deprecative
deprecatively
deprecatorily
deprecatory
depreciable

Literary usage of Depravities

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Aristotle's Ethics: Comprising His Practical Philosophy by Aristotle, John Gillies (1893)
"Vice—Weakness — Ferocity—Self-command, and its contrary — Unnatural depravities, different from vices—Voluptuousness more detestable than ..."

2. Aristotle's Ethics and Politics: Comprising His Practical Philosophy by Aristotle, John Gillies (1813)
"Unnatural depravities, different from vices. ... of gods are above virtue, and the depravities and its op- anymore than vice to beads j the excellencies of ..."

3. Mores Catholici: Or, Ages of Faith by Kenelm Henry Digby (1894)
"As for me," lie adds, "whoever he may be who advises prie-ts to be silent, and to dissemble, during the usurpation of such depravities, I doubt not that he ..."

4. Aristotle's Ethics and Politics: Comprising His Practical Philosophy by Aristotle (1797)
"Ferocity.—Self-command^ and its contrary.— Unnatural depravities, different from vices. ... are above virtue, and the depravities of ..."

5. The Church Cyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Church Doctrine, History by Angelo Ames Benton (1883)
"It represents the decline of Gothic architecture, and is characterized by all kinds of depravities, while much of it is very beautiful. ..."

6. Truths from the West Indies: Including a Sketch of Maderia in 1833 by Studholme Hodgson (1838)
"... Colonial Ladies—Anecdote of one—depravities on a Plantation—Anecdote—Hints as to what a Commission might detect—A Lottery—The Prizes—Impunity with which ..."

7. The British and Foreign Medical Review: Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1844)
"With an Appendix on Intermarriage, and on the Inheritance of the Tendency to Moral depravities and Crimes. By JH STEINAU, MD, of the Royal Medical College, ..."

8. Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words: Address--to Those who Think by Charles Caleb Colton (1849)
"... (lients were the bud, dilemmas and depravities hone teen the blossom, and danger and despair are the bitter fruit: ' radice in tartara tendit. ..."

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