iniquity

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iniquity

wickedness; unrighteousness; evildoing, infamy, depravity; gross injustice: I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore, I die in exile.

Not to be confused with:

inequity – unfairness; bias; favoritism: She treated her two sons with inequity.

in·iq·ui·ty

(ĭ-nĭk′wĭ-tē)

n. pl. in·iq·ui·ties

1. Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.

2. A grossly immoral act; a sin.

[Middle English iniquite, from Old French, from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus, unjust, harmful : in-, not; see in-¹ + aequus, equal.]

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iniquity

(ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice

2. a wicked act; sin

[C14: from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus unfair, from in-¹ + aequus even, level; see equal]

inˈiquitous adj

inˈiquitously adv

inˈiquitousness n

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in•iq•ui•ty

(ɪˈnɪk wɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. gross injustice or wickedness.

2. a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latin inīquitās unevenness, unfairness =inīqu(us) uneven (in- in-³ + -īquus, comb. form of aequus even, equal) + -itās -ity]

iniquity

- Absence of moral or spiritual values or an unjust act, it is a combination of in-, "not," and aequus, "equal, just," from Latin.

iniquity

noun wickedness, wrong, crime, evil, sin, offence, injustice, wrongdoing, misdeed, infamy, abomination, sinfulness, baseness, unrighteousness, heinousness, evildoing He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.
justice, virtue, integrity, goodness, morality, honesty, fairness, righteousness, uprightness

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iniquity

noun

1. That which is morally bad or objectionable:

evil, peccancy, sin, wickedness, wrong.

2. Lack of justice:

inequity, injustice, unfairness, unjustness, wrong.

3. A wicked act or wicked behavior:

crime, deviltry, diablerie, evil, evildoing, immorality, misdeed, offense, peccancy, sin, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing.

Translations

ظُلْم، مَظْلَمَه

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Bosheit

iniquité

siîleysi

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blogas poelgis

nekrietnībanetaisnība

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syndighet

zločinnosť

kötülük

不义行为

iniquity

[ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ] N → iniquidad f, injusticia f iniquities [of system] → injusticias fpl, iniquidades fpl; [of person] → excesos mpl, desmanes mpl

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iniquity

[ɪˈnɪkwɪti] n → iniquité f

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iniquity

n (no pl: = wickedness) → Ungeheuerlichkeit f; (= sin) → Missetat f; (= crime) → Gräueltat f ? den

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iniquity

[ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ] n → iniquità f inv

iniquity

(iˈnikwiti) – plural iˈniquities – noun

(an act of) wickedness.

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Thwackum, on the contrary, maintained that the human mind, since the fall, was nothing but a sink of iniquity, till purified and redeemed by grace.

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Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity."

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But if, by means of charms and of spells, Satan had obtained dominion over the Knight, perchance because he cast his eyes too lightly upon a damsel's beauty, we are then rather to lament than chastise his backsliding; and, imposing on him only such penance as may purify him from his iniquity, we are to turn the full edge of our indignation upon the accursed instrument, which had so wellnigh occasioned his utter falling away.

``And now,'' pursued the Grand Master, ``since our Brother of Goodalricke's question has been thus imperfectly answered, pursue we our quest, brethren, and with our patron's assistance, we will search to the bottom this mystery of iniquity. Let those who have aught to witness of the life and conversation of this Jewish woman, stand forth before us.'' There was a bustle in the lower part of the hall, and when the Grand Master enquired the reason, it was replied, there was in the crowd a bedridden man, whom the prisoner had restored to the perfect use of his limbs, by a miraculous balsam.

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"Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look upon iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?" --HAB.

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The iniquity of the instigation proved its antidote, and when he further added:--

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The butcher who was not sending meat to the vicarage constantly threatened not to come to church, and the Vicar was sometimes obliged to make a threat: it was very wrong of him not to come to church, but if he carried iniquity further and actually went to chapel, then of course, excellent as his meat was, Mr.

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And though the iniquity of late times have made clergymen meanly valued, and the sacred name of priest contemptible, yet I will labor to make it honorable.

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A blessing on the righteous colony of the Massachusetts, where iniquity is dragged out into the sunshine!

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Instead, He urged his listeners to strive to 'enter by the narrow gate' and He pointed out that some, who took their salvation for granted, would not be saved, because they were 'workers of iniquity' (Luke 13:27).

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Speaking after 10 years in his post, the Rev Scott Rennie said it read: "God's house has been turned into a den of iniquity."

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'More shocking is the iniquity committed at the national collation center, headed by the INEC Chairman, where the EU report exposed inconsistent numbers, distortions and 'a large discrepancy of 1.66 million' more registered voters, as announced by INEC on 14 January, compared to those announced by state returning officers during the collation of presidential results.

Noun	1.	iniquity - absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" dark, wickedness, darkness condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" foulness - disgusting wickedness and immorality; "he understood the foulness of sin"; "his display of foulness deserved severe punishment"; "mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed"
	2.	iniquity - morally objectionable behavior evil, wickedness, immorality evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" devilry, deviltry - wicked and cruel behavior foul play - unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence) irreverence, violation - a disrespectful act sexual immorality - the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions"
	3.	iniquity - an unjust act injustice, shabbiness, unfairness actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"