debauchery
111DUBOIS, GUILLAUME — cardinal and prime minister of France; notorious for his ambition and his debauchery; appointed tutor to the Duke of Orleans; encouraged him in vice, and secured his attachment and patronage in promotion, so that in the end he rose to the… …
112Intemperance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Intemperance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intemperance intemperance Sgm: N 1 sensuality sensuality animalism carnality Sgm: N 1 tragalism tragalism Sgm: N 1 pleasure pleasure Sgm: N 1 effeminacy effe …
113Impurity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Impurity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 impurity impurity Sgm: N 1 uncleanness uncleanness &c.(filth) 653 Sgm: N 1 immodesty immodesty Sgm: N 1 grossness grossness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 indelicacy …
114lecher — (n.) man given to excessive sexual indulgence, late 12c., from O.Fr. lecheor (Mod.Fr. lécheur) one living a life of debauchery, especially one given to sexual indulgence, lit. licker, agent noun from lechier to lick, to live in debauchery or… …
115debauch — v 1. seduce, pervert, subvert, demoralize, lead astray, lead away; (all toward immorality) tempt, allure, entice, inveigle; (all into immorality) trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, pull under. 2. corrupt, vitiate, debase, abase; pollute, contaminate,… …
116debauch — /dəˈbɔtʃ / (say duh bawch) verb (t) 1. to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce. 2. to corrupt or pervert; deprave. 3. Obsolete to lead away, as from allegiance or duty. –verb (i) 4. to indulge in a debauch. –noun 5. a period of… …
117Rochester, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl — (1647 1680) The son of Henry Wilmot, first earl of Rochester, he was born at Ditchley, Oxfordshire, and succeeded to the title in 1657. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and created M.A. in 1661. He served with credit with Vice… …
118bhlendh- — bhlendh English meaning: pale, reddish Deutsche Übersetzung: “fahl, rötlich”; “undeutlich schimmern”; “trũbe sein or machen” (also durch Umrũhren of water etc); “irren, schlecht sehen”; “Dämmerung” Note: It belongs probably to… …
119immoral purpose — Literally, a purpose to commit an act which is immoral. A term to be construed according to the context in which it appears. As used in a provision of the Immigration Act excluding aliens who are prostitutes or persons coming into the United… …
120White Slave Traffic Act — A federal statute, often called the Mann Act, which prohibits and penalizes as a felony the act of any person who transports, causes to be transported, or aids or assists in transporting any woman or girl in interstate or foreign commerce for the …
