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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions depravity noun (depravit, ies) (uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement. 1850, w:Herman_Melville, Herman Melville, White Jacket, or, The World on a Man-of-War, ch. 34, :Depravity in the oppressed is no apology for the oppressor. (countable) A particular depraved act or trait. 1914, w:Julian_Hawthorne, Julian Hawthorne, The Subterranean Brotherhood, ch. 16, :There were men there who had committed merciless robberies, cruel murders, heartless swindles, abominable depravities. (context, uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin. 1850, w:Nathaniel_Hawthorne, Nathaniel Hawthorne,The Scarlet Letter, ch. 8, :Here is a child of three years old, and she cannot tell who made her! Without question, she is equally in the dark as to her soul, its present , and future destiny!      Full Definition of depravity  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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