foulness
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈfaʊlnəs/
:
depravación
- But if a temporal ruler, after having been requested and admonished by the Church, should neglect to cleanse his territory of this heretical foulness, let him be excommunicated by the metropolitan and the other bishops of the province.
Examples
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The documentary highlighted the foulness of corruption in government and its impact on society.
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Help him to heal with hands in God's service and let not those hands be used in foulness, for the sake of what the Devil has made him think is progress.
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Mr. McNair, all this talk of independence has left a certain foulness in the air.
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Do you think I don't know the foulness of your sex life and hers?
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A mother might propose so, in the old days, hoping to demonstrate the foulness of such a diet with the inevitable tummy-twisting sickness.
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The novel explores the foulness of greed and ambition that consumes the main character.
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His actions revealed a foulness that shocked everyone who believed he was a good person.
Synonyms
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3.0
Bad actions or a force that harms people
28
5.2
A state of being morally wrong or evil
25
8.8
A state of very bad moral behavior
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9.5
Very bad or unfair actions that harm people
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8.1
Very bad actions that hurt other people
8
6.5
A quality of doing very bad things and wanting to harm people
2
8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
2
8.9
A lack of religious goodness or sacred quality
1
5.3
A state of being morally bad because of wrong actions
1
8.1
Being dishonest and unfair in a way that harms others
1
8.8
A state of being dirty and morally bad
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9.6
Very evil behaviour that harms other people
1
9.9
Very bad actions that break the law
1
8.4
Very cruel and evil actions that harm people
Being very bad and cruel to other people
A state of being dirty or bad in a moral way, for example a filthy place
A very cruel way of behaving that shows no kindness
Antonyms
How Immoral
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Foulness comes from the old English fūl meaning 'rotten', and people began to use 'rotten' for very bad actions or hearts. So, foulness can mean deep moral wrongness or wicked behavior.