wickedness

Definition

The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked + -ness.

Example Sentences

• "So, if a Sonne that is by his Father ſent about Merchandize, doe ſinfully miſcarry vpon the Sea; the imputation of his vvickedneſſe, by your rule, ſhould be impoſed vpon his Father that ſent him: […]"
• "We speak of wickedness as something in the soul different from virtue."
• "Derived from the Latin words "scelero" — which means crime or wickedness — and "phobos" meaning fear — scelerophobia is coined by both criminologists and psychologists as the fear of burglars, according to Ayla Faisal, a clinical psychologist and a PhD scholar at the Institute of Clinical Psychology at the University of Karachi."