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Meaning of "infame" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INFAME

infame  [ɪnˈfeɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFAME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infame 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 INFAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Infamia

In ancient Roman culture, infamia was a loss of legal or social standing. As a technical term of Roman law, infamia was an official exclusion from the legal protections enjoyed by a Roman citizen, as imposed by a censor or praetor. More generally, especially during the Republic and Principate, infamia was informal damage to one's esteem or reputation. A person who suffered infamia was an infamis. Infamia was an "inescapable consequence" for certain professionals, including prostitutes and pimps, entertainers such as actors and dancers, and gladiators. Infames could not, for instance, provide testimony in a court of law. They were liable to corporal punishment, which was usually reserved for slaves. The infamia of entertainers did not exclude them from socializing among the Roman elite, and entertainers who were "stars," both men and women, sometimes became the lovers of such high-profile figures as the dictator Sulla and Mark Antony. A passive homosexual who was "outed" might also be subject to social infamia, though if he was a citizen he might retain his legal standing.

Definition of infame in the English dictionary

The definition of infame in the dictionary is infamy. Other definition of infame is an infamous person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFAME


aim
eɪm
became
bɪˈkeɪm
came
keɪm
claim
kleɪm
dame
deɪm
defame
dɪˈfeɪm
disfame
dɪsˈfeɪm
fame
feɪm
fehm
feɪm
filename
ˈfaɪlˌneɪm
first-name
ˌfɜːstˈneɪm
flame
fleɪm
frame
freɪm
game
ɡeɪm
name
neɪm
proclaim
prəˈkleɪm
same
seɪm
shame
ʃeɪm
username
ˈjuːzəˌneɪm
vehm
feɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFAME

infall
infallibilism
infallibilist
infallibility
infallible
infallibleness
infallibly
infamies
infamise
infamize
infamonize
infamous
infamously
infamousness
infamy
infancies
infancy
infangthief
infant
infant carrier

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFAME

all the same
be to blame
blame
brand name
domain name
first name
full name
Hall of Fame
house of ill fame
in the frame
lame
last name
madame
nickname
Notre Dame
perfect game
Suriname
the same
to-name
video game

Synonyms and antonyms of infame in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «infame» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFAME

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Infame
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infame
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Infame
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infame
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infame
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Infame
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Infame
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Trends of use of infame

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFAME»

The term «infame» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.939 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFAME» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFAME»

Discover the use of infame in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infame and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rousseau and "L'Infame": Religion, Toleration, and ...
The aim of this book is to undertake a reconsideration of the controversies surrounding the questions of religion, toleration, and fanaticism in the eighteenth century through an examination of Rousseau's dialogue with Voltaire.
Ourida Mostefai, John T. Scott, 2009
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Narrating from the Archive: Novels, Records, and Bureaucrats ...
legal repository of Storia della colonna infame, which stores extorted testimonies and never forgets what it keeps. As there is no doubt that Renzo would have faced Piazza and Mora's fate had he been captured, the different relations between ...
Marco Codebò, 2010
3
The Kiss in History
The. osculum. infame: heresy,. secular. culture. and. the. image. of. the. witches'. sabbath. o Jonathan Durrant [W]hen the dance finished, one bent before the ram sitting in the chair and had to kiss [it] reverently on the behind.1 This quotation is  ...
Karen Harvey, 2005
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The London Quarterly Review
Well, but who then is this feminine " Infame," to whomsSroltairc and his friends have vowed destruction ? Upon this point, also, his correspondence leaves us in no doubt. " I would wish," writes Voltaire to D'Alembert, "that you crushed the ...
‎1873
5
'Ecraser L'Infame!' - Against All Religious Wars
What is the cost of religion in the modern world? Pretty high, is the view of retired philosophy/mathematics professor J. Fang, as he addresses the issue of man's spirituality and the burden of theocratic denomination.
J. Fang, 2004
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The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Satirical Poem on "L 'infame " In a letter written 2o December 181o to Hogg, PBS comments: "I am composing a Satirical Poem on L'infame, I shall print it at Mundays, unless I find from you that Robinson is ripe for printing whatever will sell ...
Donald H. Reiman, Neil Fraistat, 1999
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Due Dialogi Della Vergogna
Annibale Pocaterra. quale folamente vno, ò due ne habbino notitia: co- ìluifarà egli per ciò infame ì Stando su i noflrifon damanti, diffe il Guai, cofluifaràdisbonorato, & infame non preflo tutti, ma filo preffo quelli che faperanno il mancamento .
Annibale Pocaterra, 1604
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Más Allá Del Eclipse
Capítulo. IX. una. soLución. infame. Desde muy joven, Héctor se obstinó con la idea de abandonar el lugar donde vivía. Se sentía asfixiado detrás de una aparente adaptación y soñaba con vivir en una ciudad llena de actividad y ...
Dunnia Balcázar-Goldstein, 2010
9
The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics
... the decada infame, the infamous decade that followed the military overthrow of Yrigoyen in 1930. The decada infame, which stretched in fact from 1930 until the military coup of 1943, 280 Daniel James.
Gabriela Nouzeilles, Graciela Montaldo, 2002
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Anatomy of the Red Brigades: The Religious Mind-set of ...
On the fact that the Red Brigades were not allowed to have children, see, among many, the testimonies of P. Peci, Io, l'infame, 103; R. Curcio, A viso aperto, 44–45 ; Braghetti, Il prigioniero, 31–32. This ban also dramatically involved Adriana ...
Alessandro Orsini, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFAME»

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Burien man arrested and charged after attempting to ram officers at …
... of Facebook there is only one “Imphamous Kinney” to be found and pestered by a journalist, another of the pitfalls of such a nom de infame. «Highline Times, Jul 15»
2
Conversación con un Converso
Sigo pensando lo que pensaba cuando dieron la infame ley de amnistía. –¿Qué piensa de la dicotomía entre albertistas y keikistas? «Caretas, Jul 15»
3
Degeneradas intenciones
Ellos son incapaces, pero capaces de todo lo malo, lo perverso, lo infame y lo peor. Contra la barbarie y la mandonería, nuestro afán de ... «El Tiempo, Jul 15»
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Leur silence en dit long...
Infame procédé d'un infame individu... qui lève le bras droit depuis toujours : PUBLICITÉ. Reynouard, c'est en effet une longue suite de ... «AgoraVox, Jul 15»
5
The Conservatorium director and the witch
... "materia magica", the "osculum infame" and vivid descriptions of magic-induced apparitions: "A strange hoofed creature was in the room with ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
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No se nace racista; se crece
A pesar de que Roof reconoce explícitamente –en su ya infame manifiesto— que no fue criado “ni en una familia racista”ni vivió “en un entorno ... «La Opinión, Jun 15»
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Heilemann, Capehart Clash With Kristol Over Confederate Purge
Ecrasez l'infame! JOE SCARBOROUGH: You're trolling! . . . . BILL KRISTOL: I dislike the kind of cheap self-righteousness of esspecially the left ... «NewsBusters, Jun 15»
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Bloomberg Editor: Kristol 'Trolled' Twitter Over Confederate Flag
Ecrasez l'infame! — Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 23, 2015. But on Wednesday, Kristol insisted that he has been for removing the Confederate ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
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Grans temes desapareguts en combat
... fonamentalment, perquè les nostres illes compten amb finançament infame. O, per dir-ho d'una altra manera, perquè no són autònomes des ... «Diari de Balears, Jun 15»
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Carta abierta desde Canadá sobre el TTIP y el CETA
En el NAFTA se incluyó una de los primeros tribunales de arbitraje, un mecanismo para la resolución de disputas inversor-Estado, la infame ... «El Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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