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You need to get down among the people who are the dirtiest and dustiest, and the depravity, and you need to see Christ's light shining there.
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Meaning of "depravity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEPRAVITY

depravity  [dɪˈprævɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEPRAVITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Depravity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEPRAVITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Depravity

Depravity may refer to: ▪ Total depravity, a theological doctrine that derives from the Augustinian concept of original sin ▪ Lack of morality ▪ Sin, an act that violates a known moral rule ▪ in the Hebrew Bible, Jewish_views_on_sin#Terminology ▪ Depravity, an album by A Plea for Purging...

Definition of depravity in the English dictionary

The definition of depravity in the dictionary is the state or an instance of moral corruption.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEPRAVITY


activity
ækˈtɪvɪtɪ
antigravity
ˌæntɪˈɡrævɪtɪ
biconcavity
ˌbaɪkɒnˈkævɪtɪ
cavity
ˈkævɪtɪ
concavity
kɒnˈkævɪtɪ
conductivity
ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ
connectivity
ˌkɒnɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
creativity
ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
gravity
ˈɡrævɪtɪ
inactivity
ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪtɪ
interactivity
ˌɪntərækˈtɪvɪtɪ
longevity
lɒnˈdʒɛvɪtɪ
microgravity
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡrævɪtɪ
nativity
nəˈtɪvɪtɪ
pravity
ˈprævɪtɪ
productivity
ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ
reactivity
ˌriːækˈtɪvɪtɪ
sensitivity
ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
subcavity
ˈsʌbˌkævɪtɪ
supergravity
ˌsuːpəˈɡrævɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEPRAVITY

depravation
deprave
depraved
depravedly
depravedness
depravement
depraver
depravingly
depravities
deprecable
deprecate
deprecating
deprecatingly
deprecation
deprecative
deprecatively
deprecator
deprecatorily
deprecatory
depreciable

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEPRAVITY

acceleration due to gravity
acceleration of gravity
air cavity
body cavity
captivity
centre of gravity
negativity
objectivity
physical activity
pulp cavity
quantum gravity
relativity
resonant cavity
segmentation cavity
selectivity
special theory of relativity
specific gravity
suavity
total depravity
zero gravity

Synonyms and antonyms of depravity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEPRAVITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «depravity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of depravity

Translation of «depravity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEPRAVITY

Find out the translation of depravity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of depravity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «depravity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

堕落
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

depravación
570 millions of speakers

English

depravity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भ्रष्टता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفساد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разврат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

depravação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুরাচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépravation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejahatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verderbtheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

堕落
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Depravity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trụy lạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுக்கக்கேடெனும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भ्रष्टता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahlaksızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

depravazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deprawacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розпуста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

depravarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαχρείωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdorwenheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fördärv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fordervelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of depravity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPRAVITY»

The term «depravity» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPRAVITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about depravity

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4 QUOTES WITH «DEPRAVITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word depravity.
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Asia Argento
What you might see as depravity is, to me, just another aspect of the human condition.
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Harlan Coben
I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror, violence, and disfigurement.
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Umberto Eco
The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
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Karen Kingsbury
You need to get down among the people who are the dirtiest and dustiest, and the depravity, and you need to see Christ's light shining there.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEPRAVITY»

Discover the use of depravity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to depravity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Girl's Guide to Depravity: How to Get Laid Without ...
Presents fifty rules, advice, how-to's, charts, graphs, and quizzes for all modern women attempting to make their way through the current dating scene.
Heather Rutman, 2012
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Myth, Depravity, Impasse: Graves, Shakespeare, Keats
And why has the mythical experience grown so opaque to us in our post-Romantic, modern world? These are the main issues arising out of Western literary tradition that John O Meara explores in this book.
John O'Meara, 2008
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Brothels, Depravity, and Abandoned Women: Illegal Sex in ...
In Brothels, Depravity, and Abandoned Women, Judith Kelleher Schafer examines case histories from the First District Court of New Orleans and tells the engrossing story of prostitution in the city prior to the Civil War.Schafer's rich ...
Judith Kelleher Schafer, 2011
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Depravity
Their crimes span the globe but one thing unites them: they are sixteen of the twentieth century's most notorious serial killers. In this well-researched volume, find out their motives and what made them tick.
Harvey Rosenfeld, 2009
5
Talk about Sex: The Battles Over Sex Education in the United ...
In addition to anti-communist rhetoric, the sixties sex education conflicts marked the elaboration of the strategy I call the depravity narrative. These are tales about sex education that rely on distortion, innuendo, hyperbole, or outright fabrication.
Janice M. Irvine, 2004
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Total Depravity: Poems
These metaphoric poems highlight sensual beauty in the mundane patterns of daily life and celebrate the beauty inherent in the feminine form.
H. C. Kim, 2004
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The Doctrine of Human Depravity
THE DOCTRINE OF HUMAN DEPRAVITY Introduction This book is likely to meet with a decidedly mixed reception. Some of our readers will probably be very disappointed when they see the title, deeming the subject quite unattractive and ...
Arthur W. Pink, 2001
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The Total Depravity of Man
4:19).They are insensible ofthevery things which are leadingto everlasting woe. Moral depravity inevitably results in moral darkness.As a physically blind eye shutsoutall natural light,so the blinded eyeof thesoul excludes all spiritual light.
Arthur W. Pink, 2013
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The layman's letters to William Wilberforce, on the doctrine ...
Yet of such infinite moment do you consider these doctrines, that they are everything to you, and you are totus in illis. Not only is the disbelief of them the cause of depravity of manners, but it is an indication of this depravity : virtuous conduct is ...
Thomas Cogan, William Wilberforce, 1833
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The depravity of wisdom: the Protestant Reformation and the ...
At the bottom of this is the loss of the classical understanding of the faculty of practical reason.
Mark A. Painter, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEPRAVITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term depravity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Comic Box: 'Starve' is based on a horrifying version of a TV cooking …
Within a few pages Cruikshank fills in readers on every bit of depravity that society has embraced, with the most demeaning being the lack of ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
Film Review: The Tribe
The Tribe is just as brutal in its depiction of casual depravity as it is in its bursts of extreme violence. In the end, the film transcends its gimmick. «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
3
Asif Kapadia Uncorks a Tragic, Unsettling Look at Amy Winehouse
... her career and her life, it's difficult to summon much sympathy for the depravity that drove her to a form of generic suicide. I've grown weary of ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
4
Ex-Playmates Of The Playboy Mansion Reveal …
In an act of depravity, “many girls boasted about how Leo loved to sneak into the grounds and have sex next to the monkey enclosures,” she ... «The National Enquirer, Jul 15»
5
Magic Mike XXL Is a Lighthearted Road Trip
Whereas male stripping was framed in the first movie as an entryway into druggy dangers and depravity, here the entertainers discuss what ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jul 15»
6
10 Most Horrifying Serial Killers On TV
... and The Following, we get a front row seat to dissect their motives and methods that continue to test the boundaries of human depravity. «WhatCulture, Jul 15»
7
Penny Dreadful Season 2.10 Recap: A Standing Ovation
... well go ahead, since the foul one correctly summarizes her life as "a catalog of depravity." (For the record, I would subscribe to this catalog.) ... «WordandFilm.com, Jul 15»
8
Trump vows to win the Latino vote
... Trump to back his claim that the United States border is essentially a lawless hellhole of murder and depravity due to illegal immigration. «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
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Group Launches National Effort to Abolish Religious Freedom Laws …
across the globe as she has done. No, He returns to a world that has rejected Him, a world of depravity and debauchery, one of sexual anarchy, ... «Christian News Network, Jul 15»
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EDITORIAL: Obama's long-term Islamic State strategy leaves …
Depravity rules. On Monday the terrorist army claimed that one of its young followers was responsible for a suicide bombing in northern Syria ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»

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