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The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.
George Washington

Meaning of "enormities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENORMITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENORMITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Enormities 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENORMITIES

enodal
enokitake
enol
enolase
enolic
enological
enologist
enology
enomoty
enophile
enormity
enormous
enormously
enormousness
Enos
enosis
enough
enounce
enouncement
enow

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENORMITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
celebrities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of enormities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENORMITIES»

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

Translation of «enormities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENORMITIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

enormities
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enormidades
570 millions of speakers

English

enormities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

enormities
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفظاعات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чудовищные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enormidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

enormities
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

énormités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ungeheuerlichkeiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

enormities
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

enormities
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enormities
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

enormities
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

enormities
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विशालता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyüklüklerin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

enormità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

enormities
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жахливі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

enormități
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

enormities
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enormities
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ohygglig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enormities
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of enormities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENORMITIES»

The term «enormities» is normally little used and occupies the 132.501 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENORMITIES» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «ENORMITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word enormities.
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Charles Simeon
Feast of the Holy Cross Does not every man feel, that there is corruption enough within him to drive him to the commission of the greatest enormities, and eternally to destroy his soul?
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George Washington
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENORMITIES»

Discover the use of enormities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enormities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The European magazine, and London review
from the further exposure of the enormities of its members, the Roman Pontiff and Cardinals, initead of introducing order and decorum amongthole under their immediate jurisdiction, did the very thing tlm they should have avoided; they ...
Philological Society (Great Britain), 1804
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A Study of History: Volume I: Abridgement of
As for the social enormities that are the alternative to revolutions, they may be defined as the penalties which a society has to pay when the act of mimesis, which ought to have brought an old institution into harmony with a new social force, ...
Arnold J. Toynbee, D. C. Somervell, 1987
3
Jonathan Swift: A Literary Reference to His Life and Works
A Literary Reference to His Life and Works Paul J. DeGategno, R. Jay Stubblefield. 98 “Examination of Certain Abuses, Corruptions, and Enormities in the City of Dublin”. “Examination. of. Certain. Abuses,. Corruptions,. and. Enormities. in. the.
Paul J. DeGategno, R. Jay Stubblefield, 2009
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Parliamentary History and Review: Containing Reports of the ...
Such and such enormities have been perpetrated by men who in former times bore the same denomination as you, and such we may expect from you : we judge of your intentions by the conduct of your predecessors.” About the same time that ...
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The History of British India. 2. Ed. - London, Baldwin 1820-48
... whence one ' of the secret sums had been derived. In order to show the opinion of Mr. Hastings himself, that great enormities might be committed under the Committee of Revenue, and yet be concealed, they read the passage from his ...
James Mill, 1820
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A Collection of the Parliamentary Debates in England: From ...
'KKKKKKAKAK'K'K'OKKKKKKK 'A 'KQ'KKKKKIK'K these enormities. At last when the pe0ple wereworked up to a sufficient rage against these enormities, we were told that the laws in being were not sufficient for. preventing them z and though ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1743
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The Asiatic Annual Register Or a View of the History of ...
It was with reluctance he entered on any of the'enormities committed in India. In making such a decla— ration, the noble lord was not aware of the libel which he pro— nounced on an honourable friend of his, who was latelychief justice in India  ...
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Truthteller: A Weekly Political Pamphlet
(Applause) It couldv not be denied that enormities in the time of Mary were chargeable to the religion of the Catholics. They were the results of contending interests, when two great parties were fighting for ascendancy—at that time the ...
9
Parliamentary history and review, containing reports of the ...
In other European countries the spirit and interests of the professors of Papacy, as well as of Protestantism, have so far changed, that like enormities have long since ceased to be perpetrated on the score of religion : it remains therefore, ...
Parliament proc, 1826
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Works: Polemical works
... Mary : you might have sat still, with less trouble, and more thanks. SECT. 20. The Enormities of the Church, in common. Sep. — " But also in our most sinful subjection to many Antichris- tian Enormities, which we are bound to eschew as hell.
Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt, 1808

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENORMITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enormities is used in the context of the following news items.
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Don't Tell the Catholic Church, but Heresy Is Actually a Good Thing
... natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.". «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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From soup, soap and salvation ... 'Sally Army' celebrates 150 year …
As he later wrote in his book Darkest England: “The blood boils with impotent rage at the sight of these enormities.” And so, he vowed to build ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
The Fight Over the Confederate Flag Is the GOPs Sister Souljah …
... open borders and Third World immigration, a culture that is an open sewer, perpetual war for perpetual profit, among many other enormities. «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
4
For First Time Since 1966 Crop of GOP Candidates Emerges From …
... nor shattered or maladjusted from past enormities of misgovernment like Germany and Russia. It retains the pride, patriotism, and ambition of ... «New York Sun, Jun 15»
5
Styron writes on race in 'Generation'
His masterworks, Sophie's Choice and The Confessions of Nat Turner, potently engaged the enormities of the Holocaust and American slavery. «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
6
Editorial: Leave AHS alone, build cancer centre
Good for the NDP for recognizing this and refusing to become mired in the logistical enormities of bureaucratic change. Now for the brickbat. «Calgary Herald, Jun 15»
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“Love & Mercy” and “San Andreas.”
He plays Lawrence Hayes, a professor of geo-enormities, or something, at Caltech, who keeps telling us that our planet is about to crack like a ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
8
Qatar hero? Why Michel Platini might not be the man to save FIFA
That's what Platini is so good at: to proffer enormities which are so, well, enormous, that whoever hears them is momentarily lost for words, ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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5 Steps To Re-create Xerox PARC's Design Magic (From The Guy …
Not just in the style of today, but totally new UIs for dealing with the enormities of what big data brings to us, or a programming language that ... «Co.Design, May 15»
10
How dedicated a fascist was Le Corbusier?
... he is today the acceptable face of war criminals, doted on by bloated classicism's clownish admirers, his complicity in enormities forgotten. «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»

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