Decadence synonyms

dĕk'ə-dəns, dĭ-kād'ns

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degeneration
(Medicine) Gradual deterioration of specific tissues, cells, or organs with corresponding impairment or loss of function, caused by injury, disease, or aging.
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self-indulgence
Indulgence of one's own desires, impulses, etc.
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indulgence (related)
The definition of indulgence is the act of giving way to one's desires, something granted as a privilege or something that is enjoyed out of gratification.
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corruption
(Rare) A corrupting influence
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decay
(Aerospace) The decrease in orbital altitude of an artificial satellite as a result of conditions such as atmospheric drag.
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downfall
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
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perversion
A sexual practice or act considered abnormal; sexual deviance; immorality.
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humility (antonym)
The state or quality of being humble; absence of vanity or excessive pride
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morality (antonym)
A rule or lesson in moral conduct:
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declension
(Grammar): A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
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declination
(Astron.) The angular distance of a celestial body north or south from the celestial equator: it is used with right ascension to find an exact position in the sky
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decline
The process or result of declining, especially:
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degeneracy
A degenerate action
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deterioration
The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
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better (related)
Advantage
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decadency
Decadence.
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hedonism (related)
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exoticism (related)
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decadent (related)
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opulence (related)
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aestheticism (related)
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barbarism (related)
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romanticism (related)
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perversity (related)
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banality (related)
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sentimentality (related)
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evil (related)
Moral wickedness; depravity; sin
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atrophy
A wasting or decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use:
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Decadence Sentence Examples

  • He was possessed by the spirit of decadence, imitative rather than originating..

  • In fine, the decadence of the papal institution manifested itself in an irremediable manner when it had accomplished no more than the half of its task.

  • The era of decadence, of honorary statues and fulsome inscriptions, began.

  • It is of significance in the general history of thought as the one great school that developed after the decadence had set in.

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