What does obscenity mean?
Definitions for obscenity
əbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-ob·scen·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacitynoun
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty wordnoun
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
obscenitynoun
an obscene act
Wiktionary
obscenitynoun
Something that is obscene.
Martha wouldn't go into the art museum because, as she put it, "They have obscenities just sitting out, on display!"
obscenitynoun
An act of obscene behaviour.
Bestiality was outlawed as an obscenity in the strongly conservative community.
obscenitynoun
Specifically, an offensive word; a profanity; a dirty word.
Eliza couldn't stand her daughter's music; as she saw it, it was just shouted obscenities and a heavy drum beat.
obscenitynoun
The qualities that make something obscene; lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour.
The coalition of religious conservatives was campaigning against, in their view, rampant obscenity in the entertainment industry.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Obsceneness, Obscenitynoun
Impurity of thought or language; unchastity; lewdness.
Etymology: obscenité, Fr. from obscene.
Mr. Cowley asserts plainly, that obscenity has no place in wit. Dryden.
Those fables were tempered with the Italian severity, and free from any note of infamy or obsceneness. Dryden.
Thou art wickedly devout,
In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day,
To wash th’ obscenities of night away. Dryden.No pardon vile obscenity should find,
Tho’ wit and art conspire to move your mind. Alexander Pope.
Webster Dictionary
Obscenitynoun
that quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chasity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as, the obscenity of a speech, or a picture
Etymology: [L. obscentias: cf. F. obscnit.]
Wikidata
Obscenity
An obscenity is any statement or act which strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time. It is derived from the Latin obscaena a cognate of the Ancient Greek root skene, because some potentially offensive content, such as murder or sex, was depicted offstage in classical drama. The word can be used to indicate a strong moral repugnance, in expressions such as "obscene profits" or "the obscenity of war".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obscenity in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obscenity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of obscenity in a Sentence
The First Amendment exists specifically to make sure people can express strong opinions on political issues - or any other matter - without fear of punishment by the government, today’s decision confirms that our position was correct : Roselle Park had no grounds to issue fines for a political sign and the town’s use of its obscenity ordinance infringed upon fundamental rights protected by The First Amendment. It was an uncomplicated case.
The threats and vitriol must be stopped. Every day it seems like we hear of a new account of vandalism, threat of violence, or acts of intimidation towards peaceful pro-lifers, what happened Saturday shows us the worst of the worst of the pro-choicemovement;obscenity, Satan worship, and lewdness towards students. We firmly reject all acts of violence and intimidation towards our students.
Remember that the Tarot is a great and sacred arcanum - its abuse is an obscenity in the inner and a folly in the outer. It is intended for quite other purposes than to determine when the tall dark man will meet the fair rich widow.
Pornographers should be fearful of any Republican candidates because historically speaking, Republicans are the ones who come after us with obscenity charges, republicans care an awful lot about the Second Amendment but not enough about the first. Like it or not, porn isn't illegal and this is a First Amendment issue.
Obscenity is what happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.
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Translations for obscenity
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- obscenitatCatalan, Valencian
- oplzlostCzech
- ObszönitätGerman
- obscenidadSpanish
- obscénitéFrench
- drabasdachd, draosdachdScottish Gaelic
- obscenidadeGalician
- פריצותHebrew
- oscenità, turpiloquioItalian
- 猥褻Japanese
- oxxenitàMaltese
- obscenicznośćPolish
- obscenidadePortuguese
- непристойность, похабщинаRussian
- oplzlosťSlovak
- obscenitetSwedish
- ஆபாசம்Tamil
- బూతుTelugu
- อนาจารThai
- tục tĩuVietnamese
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