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In Victorian England, people were told they should discourage their wives from reading because it would lead them into all sorts of devilish wickedness.
Marion Bailey

Meaning of "wickedness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WICKEDNESS

wickedness  [ˈwɪkɪdnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WICKEDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wickedness 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 WICKEDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wickedness

Wickedness, is generally considered a synonym for evil or sinfulness. Among theologians and philosophers, it has the more specific meaning of evil committed consciously and of free will. For example, as characterized by Martin Buber in his 1952 work Bilder von Gut und Böse, "The first stage of evil is 'sin,' occasional directionlessness. Endless possibility can be overwhelming, leading man to grasp at anything, distracting and busying himself, in order to not have to make a real, committed choice. The second stage of evil is 'wickedness,' when caprice is embraced as a deformed substitute for genuine will and becomes characteristic." Wickedness connotes blameworthiness.

Definition of wickedness in the English dictionary

The first definition of wickedness in the dictionary is moral badness in principle or practice. Other definition of wickedness is mischievousness or roguishness. Wickedness is also troublesomeness, unpleasantness, or offensiveness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WICKEDNESS


crookedness
ˈkrʊkɪdnɪs
disinterestedness
dɪsˈɪntrɪstɪdnɪs
doggedness
ˈdɒɡɪdnɪs
handedness
ˈhændɪdnɪs
hookedness
ˈhʊkɪdnɪs
indebtedness
ɪnˈdɛtɪdnɪs
mindedness
ˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
morbidness
ˈmɔːbɪdnɪs
nakedness
ˈneɪkɪdnɪs
narrow-mindedness
ˈnærəʊˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
open-mindedness
ˌəʊpənˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
preparedness
prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs
rootedness
ˈruːtɪdnɪs
ruggedness
ˈrʌɡɪdnɪs
sacredness
ˈseɪkrɪdnɪs
short-sightedness
ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪtɪdnɪs
single-mindedness
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
stupidness
ˈstjuːpɪdnɪs
wideness
ˈwaɪdnɪs
Widnes
ˈwɪdnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WICKEDNESS

wich
Wichita
wick
Wick Bay
wicked
wickedly
wicker
wickerwork
wicket
wicket maiden
wicketkeeper
wicking
wickiup
wickless
Wickliffe
Wicklow
wickthing
wickyup

WORDS THAT END LIKE WICKEDNESS

awkwardness
baldness
blindness
boldness
boundedness
business
coldness
fondness
goodness
hardness
kindness
light-headedness
loudness
madness
night blindness
oddness
redness
sadness
soundness
tiredness
weirdness

Synonyms and antonyms of wickedness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WICKEDNESS»

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

Translation of «wickedness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WICKEDNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

邪恶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maldad
570 millions of speakers

English

wickedness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुष्टता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maldade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাপা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méchanceté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejahatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bosheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

邪悪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Duraka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुष्टपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malvagità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niegodziwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

răutate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boosheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ogudaktighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ondskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wickedness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WICKEDNESS»

The term «wickedness» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.483 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WICKEDNESS» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «WICKEDNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wickedness.
1
Marion Bailey
In Victorian England, people were told they should discourage their wives from reading because it would lead them into all sorts of devilish wickedness.
2
Saint Basil
What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls with innumerable evils? He who does not play at dice, but spends his leisure otherwise, what nonsense does he not utter? What absurdities does he not listen to? Leisure without the fear of God is, for those who do not know how to use time, the teacher of wickedness.
3
Jennifer Beals
What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch.
4
Francis Beaumont
There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
5
Conrad Black
A quest for knowledge is not a war with faith; spirituality is not usually an infelicitous amalgam of superstition and philistinism; and moral relativism, taken outside midfield, leads inexorably both to heresy and to secular wickedness, which are often identical.
6
John Jay Chapman
Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.
7
Lydia M. Child
It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means.
8
Joseph Conrad
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
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Stephen Fry
Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.
10
Robert Hunter
In wickedness of pride is lost the light to understand how little grace is earned and how much given.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WICKEDNESS»

Discover the use of wickedness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wickedness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wickedness
To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture, yet here Mary Midgley does so with her customary brilliance and clarity - to read Wickedness is to understand her reputation as one of the great moral philosophers.
Dr Mary Midgley, Mary Midgley, 2003
2
Wickedness
Two flame-haired girls, both fourteen years old and living in London, but four hundred years apart.
Deborah White, 2011
3
The True Alpha And Omega: Unmasking Spiritual Wickedness in ...
We encourage you to read this book if you are joining a fraternity or sorority, are a member of one, are a pastor, or have a loved one in one of these organizations. We desire for all to be free and blessed by this book.
Minister Jerrod Smith J D M DIV, Clifton Lucas, 2011
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Spectacular Wickedness: Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, ...
In Spectacular Wickedness, Emily Epstein Landau examines the social history of this famed district within the cultural context of developing racial, sexual, and gender ideologies and practices.
Emily Epstein Landau, 2013
5
This Thing of Darkness: Perspectives on Evil and Human ...
Is evil itself something fundamentally human? These questions, indicative of the kinds of issues raised in this collection, seem all the more pressing in light of recent world events.
Richard Paul Hamilton, Margaret Sönser Breen, 2004
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Angel's Wickedness, a True Story
1901 a story of a little girl named Angel who is struggling with her fathers death, hunger, and her ill feelings towards God.
Marie Corelli, 1978
7
Something Wicked this Way Comes: Essays on Evil and Human ...
The papers collected in this volume are expanded from papers given at the 6th Global Conference on Evil and Human Wickedness, which took place in March 2005.
Colette Balmain, Lois Drawmer, 2009
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Wickedness and Crime: Laws of Homicide and Malice
she terms a 'positive' model of evil – the idea that all wickedness is direct aggression towards others. Midgley (2001: Ch. 4) asserts that this model of wickedness is strongly associated with Freud's notion of the death-wish turned outward – a ...
Penny Crofts, 2013
9
Every Wickedness
It's up to Kearns to convince them that the killer is just a man. A man capable of being caught. A man capable of every wickedness. From the Hardcover edition.
Cathy Vasas-Brown, 2010
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To Loose the Bands of Wickedness: International Intervention ...
Or is the risk of power abuse for political gain too high because state sovereignty is perceived as absolute. The focus of this study is essentially a practical one
Nigel S. Rodley, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WICKEDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wickedness is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Royal family could not possibly have known the true …
... comment for the sake of it. They don't. This is a family making fun of a strange man who lived many miles away and whose true wickedness was undreamt of. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
WICKEDNESS: Motorists fume as toll rate hike takes effect
'Wicked' was the word of choice for many motorists using the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 yesterday as they reacted to the new toll fees which came into effect. «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
3
Some Tory wickedness did Crosbie's way come
A satirical re-enactment of the final scene of Macbeth, which poked fun at Prime Minister Stephen Harper and suspended senator Mike Duffy, was said to be one ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
4
'House of Cards' season 4 spoilers: Expect more 'wickedness' in …
Dobbs revealed during an interview with Express.co.uk that there will be "much more wickedness, great acting. Great dialogue and a sense that you want more, ... «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
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EXCLUSIVE: House of Cards Creator Michael Dobbs says fans can …
According to House of Cards creator and executive producer Michael Dobbs there's going to be much more "wickedness" next year as Frank attempts to govern ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Wickedness in Charleston
The depravity that causes hate crimes like the wickedness on exhibit in Charleston is a national tragedy that warrants at least the intense media scrutiny now ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
7
Worshipping false idols and other web wickedness with Darragh Doyle
Every week on Moncrieff, Darragh Doyle is live in studio to fill Sean in on the 411 of the 404, with what's trending and going viral online. So what did Darragh talk ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Apr 15»
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Theatre review: Decorum wins out over wanton wickedness in …
It's a brief reminder of the wanton and exhilarating wickedness beneath the decorum. The production, though consistently engaging, could do with a bigger swig ... «Montreal Gazette, Apr 15»
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Graham Dwyer was 'wickedness hiding behind a mask of pity', jury told
He put it to the jury that the evidence presented to the court shows the “wickedness hiding behind a mask of pity”. Sexual relationship. Mr Guerin said that Mr ... «thejournal.ie, Mar 15»
10
King Abdullah embodied the wickedness of Saudi Arabia's regime
It is a final touch of absurdity in a kingdom that is wicked in itself, and a source of wickedness and corruption elsewhere in the world. Saudi Arabia practices ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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