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debauchery
de·bauch·er·y D0062200 (dĭ-bô′chə-rē)n. pl. de·bauch·er·ies 1. a. Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipation.b. debaucheries Orgies.2. Archaic Seduction from morality, allegiance, or duty.de•bauch•er•y (dɪˈbɔ tʃə ri)
n., pl. -er•ies. 1. excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance. 2. debaucheries, acts or instances of such indulgence. 3. Archaic. seduction from duty or virtue. [1635–45] Debauchery of bachelors—Hare.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  debauchery - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuitydebauch, drunken revelry, bacchanalia, saturnalia, bacchanal, orgy, riotrevel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking |
debaucherynoun depravity, excess, lust, revel, indulgence, orgy, incontinence, gluttony, dissipation, licentiousness, intemperance, overindulgence, lewdness, dissoluteness, carousal The police were called to quell scenes of violence and debauchery.Translationsdebauched (diˈboːtʃt) adjective inclined to debauchery. 放蕩的 放荡的deˈbauchery noun too much indulgence in pleasures usually considered immoral, especially sexual activity and excessive drinking. a life of debauchery. 放蕩 放荡Debauchery
DebaucherySee also Dissipation, Profligacy.Debt (See BANKRUPTCY, POVERTY.)Alexander VIBorgia pope infamous for licentiousness and debauchery. [Ital. Hist.: Plumb, 219–220]Bacchus(Gk. Dionysus) god of wine; honored by Bacchanalias. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 83]Behan, Brendan(1923–1964) uninhibited Irish playwright who lived wildly. [Irish Lit.: NCE, 261]BoweryManhattan district, once notorious for brothels and gambling halls. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 97]Hell-fire Club18th-century British clique devoted to debauchery. [Br. Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 411]Nero(A.D. 37–68) hated as Roman emperor; led life of debauchery. [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 1909]Pandarusa “honey-sweet lord”; go-between for lovers. [Br. Lit.: Troilus and Cressida]Pornocracyperiod of unparalleled papal decadence (early 10th century). [Christian Hist.: Grun, 106]Rasputin(1871–1916) debauchee who preached and practised doctrine mixing religious fervor with sexual indulgence. [Russ. Hist.: NCE, 1770]Saturnalialicentious December 17th feast honoring Saturn. [Rom. Myth.: Espy, 19]Satyricontales of vice and luxury in imperial Rome. [Rom. Lit.: Satyricon]Sergius IIIinstituted the Pornocracy. [Christian Hist.: Grun, 106]Sodom and Gomorrahancient cities destroyed by God because of their wickedness. [O.T.: Genesis 19:1–29]debauchery
debauchery A poetic (i.e., non-medical) term for excess indulgence in sensual pleasures, especially sexual, but also alcohol and/or drugs.debauchery
Synonyms for debaucherynoun depravitySynonyms- depravity
- excess
- lust
- revel
- indulgence
- orgy
- incontinence
- gluttony
- dissipation
- licentiousness
- intemperance
- overindulgence
- lewdness
- dissoluteness
- carousal
Synonyms for debaucherynoun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuitySynonyms- debauch
- drunken revelry
- bacchanalia
- saturnalia
- bacchanal
- orgy
- riot
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