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depravity Definition

de·prav·ity (dē pravə tē, di-)

noun

  1. a depraved condition; corruption; wickedness
  2. pl. depravities -·ties a depraved act or practice

Etymology: altered (after deprave) < obs. pravity < L pravitas, crookedness

depravity Synonyms

depravity

n.

depravity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • heart: The Bible teaches us that the answer lies in the depravity of the human heart.
  • nature: The cross-examination undertaken by them was necessitated by the fact both of the credulity and depravity of human nature.
  • man: What do we mean, then, it may be asked, by the universal depravity of man?
  • slavery: Small islands cannot no more than slaves could convince their slave masters of the moral depravity of slavery.
  • race: And this is the essential depravity of the race, as every parent knows.
  • time: March 26, 1778 Coachmakers-Hall ' Is not the glaring depravity of the times owing to a bad system in the education of youth?

Possessives

  • man: Man's depravity will not be altered by a cultural morality.

Converse of object

  • show: It showed the depravity and the wicked intent of bin Laden and those who would follow in his path.
  • deny: In denying the depravity of the human heart, liberalism also ruled out the need for our spiritual regeneration.
  • ignore: Second, this emphasis on secular psychology ignores the depravity of the human heart.

Adjective modifier

  • moral: Small islands cannot no more than slaves could convince their slave masters of the moral depravity of slavery.
  • total: Whenever you start doubting total depravity, you need to read the book of the Judges.
  • sexual: Just think of the Catholic Church and how long it took them to accept the huge amount of sexual depravity within their priesthood.
  • human: The weight of human depravity was simply too much to be balanced by eliminating private property.
  • own: Will you burn a girl to satisfy your own depravity?
  • natural: Father, help us, these are hard sayings and they run against the grain of our natural depravity.