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  • 111libertine — n. & adj. n. 1 a dissolute or licentious person. 2 a free thinker on religion. 3 a person who follows his or her own inclinations. adj. 1 licentious, dissolute. 2 freethinking. 3 following one s own inclinations. Derivatives: libertinage n.… …

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  • 112licentiously — adverb in a licentious and promiscuous manner this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously • Syn: ↑wantonly, ↑promiscuously • Derived from adjective: ↑promiscuous (for: ↑promiscuously), ↑ …

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  • 113licentiousness — noun 1. the quality of being lewd and lascivious • Syn: ↑wantonness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wanton (for: ↑wantonness), ↑licentious • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 114promiscuously — adverb 1. in an indiscriminate manner she reads promiscuously • Syn: ↑indiscriminately • Derived from adjective: ↑indiscriminate (for: ↑indiscriminately), ↑promiscuous …

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  • 115wanton — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 licentious; lewd; sexually promiscuous. 2 capricious; random; arbitrary; motiveless (wanton destruction; wanton wind). 3 luxuriant; unrestrained (wanton profusion). 4 archaic playful; sportive (a wanton child). n. literary… …

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  • 116wantonly — adverb 1. in a wanton manner the animals were killed wantonly for sport • Derived from adjective: ↑wanton 2. in a licentious and promiscuous manner this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously • Syn: ↑licentiously,… …

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  • 117Cyp|ri|an — «SIHP ree uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean, famous for its worship of Aphrodite (Venus). 2. lewd; licentious. –n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Cyprus. 2. a lewd or licentious… …

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  • 118lib|er|tine — «LIHB uhr teen», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person without moral restraints; immoral or licentious person; man who does not respect women. SYNONYM(S): rake, debauchee. 2. a person or thing that goes its own way; one not restricted or confined:… …

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  • 119FRANK, JACOB, AND THE FRANKISTS — Jacob Frank (1726–1791) was the founder of a Jewish sect named after him which comprised the last stage in the development of the Shabbatean movement. He was born Jacob b. Judah Leib in Korolowka (Korolevo), a small town in Podolia. His family… …

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  • 120PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… …

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