Iniquity definition
Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.
noun
Lack of righteousness or justice; wickedness.
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A wicked, unjust, or unrighteous act.
noun
A grossly immoral act; a sin.
noun
The definition of an iniquity is a sin or wrong doing.
An example of an iniquity is someone running into another person with their car on purpose.
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Noun
Singular:
iniquity
Plural:
iniquitiesOrigin of iniquity
- Middle English iniquite from Old French from Latin inīquitās from inīquus unjust, harmful in- not in–1 aequus equal
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English iniquite, from Old French iniquité, from Latin iniquitas, from iniquus (“unjust, harmful”).
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