Eldritch vs Depravity - What's the difference?
eldritch | depravity |
unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie
* 1790 —
* 1850 — , ch VII
* 2003 — , ch 3
(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.
* 1850 , , White Jacket, or, The World on a Man-of-War , ch. 34,
(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.
* 1914 , , The Subterranean Brotherhood , ch. 16,
(uncountable, Christian theology) Inborn corruption, entailing the belief that every facet of human nature has been polluted, defiled, and contaminated by sin.
* 1850 , ,The Scarlet Letter , ch. 8,
As an adjective eldritch
is unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie.As a noun depravity is
(uncountable) the state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.eldritch
English
Alternative forms
* eldrich, elrich, elritchAdjective
(en adjective)- So Maggie runs, the witches follow,
Wi' mony an eldritch skriech and hollo.
- Pearl, in utter scorn of her mother's attempt to quiet her, gave an eldritch scream, and then became silent.
- Between the new case, the Outfit hitter, and challenge, I wanted to make damn sure that I wasn't gonna get caught with my eldritch britches down again.
depravity
English
Noun
(depravities)- Depravity in the oppressed is no apology for the oppressor.
- There were men there who had committed merciless robberies, cruel murders, heartless swindles, abominable depravities .
- Here is a child of three years old, and she cannot tell who made her! Without question, she is equally in the dark as to her soul, its present depravity , and future destiny!
Synonyms
* wickednessReferences
* * * * * "depravity" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus (Wordsmyth, 2002) * "
depravity" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)