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evil
That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction:
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  1. That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction:
  2. Moral wickedness; depravity; sin
  3. The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
unfairness
(Uncountable) The state of being unfair
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being unfair
  2. (Countable) An unjust act
  3. (Uncountable) A lack of justice
immorality
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
  2. Immoral behavior
  3. An immoral act or practice; vice
evil
That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction:
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  1. That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction:
  2. Moral wickedness; depravity; sin
  3. The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
peccancy
Sinfulness
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  1. Sinfulness
  2. A sin
sin
The condition of being guilty of continued offense against God, religion, or good morals
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  1. The condition of being guilty of continued offense against God, religion, or good morals
  2. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience.
  3. Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly wrong.
wrong
That which is unjust, immoral, or improper:
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  1. That which is unjust, immoral, or improper:
  2. An unjust, injurious, or immoral act:
  3. The condition of being in error or at fault:
inequity
An instance of injustice or unfairness:
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  1. An instance of injustice or unfairness:
  2. An unjust act; a disservice.
  3. Injustice; unfairness.
injustice
Violation of the rights of another person.
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  1. Violation of the rights of another person.
  2. Violation of another's rights or of what is right; lack of justice.
  3. A specific unjust act; a wrong.
unfairness
(Uncountable) The state of being unfair
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being unfair
  2. (Uncountable) A lack of justice
  3. (Countable) An unjust act
unjustness
The quality of being unjust; unfairness.
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  1. The quality of being unjust; unfairness.
wrong
That which is unjust, immoral, or improper:
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  1. That which is unjust, immoral, or improper:
  2. An unjust, injurious, or immoral act:
  3. The condition of being in error or at fault:
crime
An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment.
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  1. An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment.
  2. An unjust, senseless, or disgraceful act or condition:
  3. An offense against morality; sin
deviltry
Reckless mischief.
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  1. Reckless mischief.
  2. Reckless mischief, fun, etc.
  3. Evil magic; witchcraft.
diablerie
A dealing with devils, as by sorcery or witchcraft
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  1. A dealing with devils, as by sorcery or witchcraft
  2. Devilish conduct; deviltry.
  3. Lore about devils, diabolism, etc.
immorality
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
  2. The quality or condition of being immoral.
  3. An immoral act or practice; vice
misdeed
A wrong or wicked act; crime, sin, etc.
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  1. A wrong or wicked act; crime, sin, etc.
  2. A wrong or illegal deed; a wrongdoing.
offense
Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies. See also crime. Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies. See also crime.
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  1. Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies. See also crime. Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies. See also crime.
  2. Something that outrages moral sensibilities:
  3. The condition of being offended, esp. of feeling hurt, resentful, or angry; umbrage
peccancy
Sinfulness
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  1. Sinfulness
  2. A sin
sin
The condition of being guilty of continued offense against God, religion, or good morals
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  1. The condition of being guilty of continued offense against God, religion, or good morals
  2. A condition of estrangement from God resulting from such disobedience.
  3. Something regarded as being shameful, deplorable, or utterly wrong.
wrong
That which is unjust, immoral, or improper:
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  1. That which is unjust, immoral, or improper:
  2. An unjust, injurious, or immoral act:
  3. The condition of being in error or at fault:
wrongdoing
(Uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
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  1. (Uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
  2. (Countable) An instance of doing wrong.
  3. Any act or behavior that is wrong; the doing of wrong; transgression
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  • But within a somewhat narrower field he worked with patience, industry, and self-denying zeal; his ambition, which seemed to many personal, was rather the outcome of his devotion to the cause of the Church; and in the later years of his life especially he showed that he loved righteousness and hated iniquity, and that he realized as clearly as any one that the service of God was incomplete without the service of man.

  • With unbroken spirit, though the objects of his life were unattained, though Italy and Europe had been thrown into confusion, and the issue of the conflict was still doubtful, Gregory expired in 1085 with these words on his lips: I loved justice, I hated iniquity, therefore in banishment I die.

  • He was not indeed the monster of iniquity he is popularly supposed to have been.

  • Shiloh's priestly gild is condemned for its iniquity (I Sam.

  • The new temple heralded a new future; the mournful fasts commemorative of Jerusalem's disasters would become feasts; Yahweh had left the Temple at the fall of Jerusalem, but had now returned to sanctify it with his presence; the city had purged its iniquity and was fit once more to become the central sanctuary.

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