depravement en · NOUN
Etymology
From deprave + -ment.
Meanings
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) Depravity; corruption.
And to this effect he maketh men believe that apparitions, and such as confirm his existence are either deceptions of sight, or melancholly depravements of phansie.
1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| depravements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
depravation · adulteration · depravation · depravement · profanation · abasement · defilement · pollution · debasement · debauchment · defilement · perversion · corruption · impurification · perversion