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licentiousness

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What does licentiousness mean?

noun

  1. The property of being licentious.

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And so we cannot do anything with the swine who dive headlong into the filth of licentiousness.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
Afterwards he indulged recklessly and extravagantly in every course of licentiousness which the profligate society of the day opened to him.
Andrew SteinmetzThe Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)Project Gutenberg ebook #466
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In the execution of this duty, some licentiousness followed--such irregularities as are apt to occur where soldiers traverse a subdued territory.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
My conscience, also, was engaged in it, even to debauch and licentiousness; but, as to ingratitude, treachery, malice, and cruelty, never.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
That degree of liberty which approaches to licentiousness, can be tolerated only in countries where the sovereign is secured by a well regulated standing army.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300