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depravity (n.)

"state of being depraved, corruption, degeneracy," 1640s; see deprave + -ity. Earlier in same sense was pravity. In theology, "hereditary tendency of humanity to commit sin" (1757).

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Definitions of depravity from WordNet

depravity (n.)
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles;
its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity
depravity (n.)
a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice;
Synonyms: turpitude
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