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Immorality vs Debauchery - What's the difference?

immorality | debauchery |

As nouns the difference between immorality and debauchery

is that immorality is (uncountable) the state or quality of being immoral; vice while debauchery is indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous activities involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.

immorality

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
  • (countable) An immoral act or practice.
  • * The Qur'an (Saheeh International Translation), surah 7, verse 28
    • And when they commit an immorality , they say "we found our fathers doing it, and God has ordered us to do it"

    Related terms

    * amorality

    debauchery

    English

    Noun

    (debaucheries)
  • Indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous activities involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.
  • (archaic) Seduction from duty.

    • Synonyms

    * licentiousness

    Related terms

    * debauch * debauchee * debaucher * debaucherous * debauched

    References

    * Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997) * WordNet 3.0 (Princeton University) ;