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concupiscence [Webster's 1913 Dictionary]
Concupiscence (Page: 297)
Con*cu"pis*cence
(?),
n. [F., fr. L. concupiscentia.] Sexual lust;
morbid carnal passion.
Concupiscence like a pestilence walketh in darkness. Horne.
[Webster's 1828
edition]
CONCUPISCENCE, n. L., to covet or lust after, to desire or
covet. Lust; unlawful or irregular desire of sexual pleasure. In a more
general sense, the coveting of carnal things, or an irregular appetite for
worldly good; inclination for unlawful enjoyments.
debauchery: [Webster's 1913
Dictionary]
Debauchery (Page: 374)
De*bauch"er*y
(?),
n.; pl. Debaucheries
().
1. Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or
allegiance.
The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the debauchery of
the army. Burke.
2. Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially,
excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness.
Oppose . . . debauchery by temperance. Sprat.
uncleanness: [Webster's 1828
Dictionary]
UNCLE''ANNESS, n.
1. Foulness; dirtiness; filthiness.
Be not troublesome to thyself or to others by uncleanness.
2. Want of ritual or ceremonial purity. Lev. 15.
3. Moral impurity; defilement by sin; sinfulness.
I will save you from all your uncleanness. Ezek. 36.
4. Lewdness; incontinence. Col. 3. 2Peter 2.
sodomy: [Webster's 1913 Edition]
Sodomy (Page: 1366)
Sod"om*y
(?),
n.
[From
Sodom. a
country mentioned in the Bible: cf. F.
sodomite.]
Carnal
copulation in a manner against nature; buggery.
Gen. xix. 5.
from the Webster's 1828 edition:
SOD''OMY, n. A crime against nature.
From Merriam Webster Online:
Main Entry:
sod·omy
anal
or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex;
also : copulation
with an animal
whoremonger:
[Webster's 1913 Edition]
Whoremonger (Page: 1651)
Whore"mon`ger
(?),
n.
A whoremaster; a lecher; a man who frequents the society of whores.
adulterer:
[Webster's 1913 Edition]
Adulterer (Page: 24)
A*dul"ter*er
(#),
n.
[Formed fr. the verb adulter, with the E. ending -er.
See Advoutrer.]
1. A man who commits adultery;
a married man who has sexual intercourse with a woman not his wife.
2. (Script.) A man
who violates his religious covenant.
Jer. ix. 2.
undefiled:
[Webster's 1828 Dictionary]
UNDEFI''LED, a. Not
defiled; not polluted; not vitiated.
undefiled
[from hyperdictionary.com]
not
having its purity or excellence debased
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