lechery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.əɹ.i/
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Etymology
From Old French and Anglo-Norman lecherie. See lecher.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.
And it’s not just down to lechery – even, say, someone who opted out of dating the be-penised around 10 years ago looked at all of these things – you bet I looked. I even devoted intricate craft project time to some of it.
2016 August 5, Phoebe-Jane Boyd, “Does Orlando Bloom’s pixellated penis rectify Hollywood’s double standards?”, in The Guardian:Again we read at page 174: “Instead of the Universal Roman Catholic Church there existed after 1650 the National Catholic Churches of Spain, France, Austria, Poland, etc. more subject to the Royal supremacy than to the Papal, not, however, so completely as in England.” This is obviously an exaggeration. There never existed in the countries mentioned, least of all in Spain, any National Catholic Church. There would not have existed any such contradictorially-named organization even in England had it not been for the lechery of Henry VIII. Other similar misstatements might be noticed here and there. The author's intention, however, to be just is patent and his success in this respect is noteworthy.
1916 March, “Criticisms and Notes: Burgess: The Reconciliation of Government with Liberty”, in American Ecclesiastical Review, volume LIV, number 3, Philadelphia: The Dolphin Press, pages 373–374:The seeds and roots of the water lily are likewise considered a preventative against lechery.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecheries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (31)
de Wollust (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ro desfrâu (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ru развра́т (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ar رَغْبَة (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ja 情欲 (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · nl wellust (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ar شَهْوَة (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · cmn 情欲 (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ja 性欲 (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ru распу́тство (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · sv vällust (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · tr şehvet düşkünlüğü (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ca lubricitat (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · hi ऐयाशी (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ja 淫欲 (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · pt lascívia (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ar فِسْق (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ur واسنا (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · la luxuria (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · tr çapkınlık (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · cmn 性欲 (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · es lujuria (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ru по́хоть (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · fr luxure (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · bg разврат (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · cmn 淫欲 (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · hi वासना (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ar فَحْشَاء (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · ja 色欲 (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · tr zamparalık (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) · pt luxúria (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity)