Definitions for iniquityɪˈnɪk wɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•iq•ui•tyɪˈnɪk wɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
gross injustice or wickedness.
a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin.
Origin of iniquity:
1300–50; ME < L inīquitās unevenness, unfairness =inīqu(us) uneven (in-in -3+-īquus, comb. form of aequus even, equal ) +-itās -ity
Princeton's WordNet
iniquity, wickedness, darkness, dark(noun)
absence of moral or spiritual values
"the powers of darkness"
evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity(noun)
morally objectionable behavior
injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness(noun)
an unjust act
Wiktionary
iniquity(Noun)
Deviation from what is right; wickedness, gross injustice.
iniquity(Noun)
A wrongful act.
iniquity(Noun)
Absence of moral or spiritual values, lawlessness.
iniquity(Noun)
Denial of the sovereignty of God.
Origin: From iniquite, from iniquitas, from iniquus.
Webster Dictionary
Iniquity(noun)
absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge
Iniquity(noun)
an iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o/ unrighteousness; a sin; a crime
Iniquity(noun)
a character or personification in the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice and sometimes of another. See Vice
Translations for iniquity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
iniquity(noun)
(an act of) wickedness.
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- die BosheitGerman
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- nedreptate; răutateRomanian
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