unrestrained, excessive indulgence of sexual desires; gross sensuality; lewdness
Origin of lechery
Middle English lecherie from Old French from lecheur, lecher
noun
Lechery is defined as excessive or unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity or inappropriate sexual desires.
Old men lusting after and pursuing young women is an example of lechery.
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noun
pl. lech·er·ies- Excessive interest in or indulgence in sexual activity.
- A lecherous act.
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Sentence Examples
- He complained that exhortation was wasted even on the bishops, "because they despair of attaining to the pinnacle of chastity, and have no fear of condemnation in open synod for the vice of lechery....