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iniquity [ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ] n pl -ties
1. lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice 2. a wicked act; sin [from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus unfair, from in-1 + aequus even, level; see equal] iniquitous adj iniquitously adv iniquitousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
iniquity noun wickedness, wrong, crime, evil, sin, offence, injustice, wrongdoing, misdeed, infamy, abomination, sinfulness, baseness, unrighteousness, heinousness, evildoing He rails against the iniquities of capitalism. justice, virtue, integrity, goodness, morality, honesty, fairness, righteousness, uprightness Translations iniquity [ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ] N → iniquidad f, injusticia f iniquities [of system] → injusticias fpl, iniquidades fpl; [of person] → excesos mpl, desmanes mpl iniquity n iniquity [iˈnikwiti] (an act of) wickedness. verderflikheid ظُلْم، مَظْلَمَه несправедливост zločinnost ondskabsfuldhed die Bosheit κακοήθεια, αδικία iniquidad ülekohus شرارت pahuus iniquité רֶשָׁע अन्याय, दुष्टता nepravda bűn kejahatan siðleysi iniquità 不正 사악 blogas poelgis netaisnība; nekrietnība ketidakadilan onrechtvaardigheid ondskap, syndighet niegodziwość maldade nedreptate; răutate несправедливость zločinnosť krivičnost nepravda ondska, syndfullhet ความอยุติธรรม kötülük 不義行為 злісність بدی điều tội lỗi 不义行为 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thwackum, on the contrary, maintained that the human mind, since the fall, was nothing but a sink of iniquity, till purified and redeemed by grace. The iniquity of the instigation proved its antidote, and when he further added:-- The butcher who was not sending meat to the vicarage constantly threatened not to come to church, and the Vicar was sometimes obliged to make a threat: it was very wrong of him not to come to church, but if he carried iniquity further and actually went to chapel, then of course, excellent as his meat was, Mr. |
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