Found 2 items, similar to Iniquities.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: iniquity iniquity n 1: absence of moral or spiritual values; “the powers of darkness” [syn: wickedness, darkness, dark] 2: morally objectionable behavior [syn: evil, immorality, wickedness] 3: an unjust act [syn: injustice, unfairness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Iniquities Iniquity \In*iq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. Iniquities. [OE. iniquitee, F. iniquit['e], L. iniquitas, inequality, unfairness, injustice. See Iniquous.] [1913 Webster] 1. Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; lack of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery; the iniquity of an unjust judge. [1913 Webster] Till the world from his perfection fell Into all filth and foul iniquity. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice or unrighteousness; a sin; a crime. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Your iniquities have separated between you and your God. --Is. lix. 2. [1913 Webster] 3. 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. [1913 Webster] Acts old Iniquity, and in the fit Of miming gets the opinion of a wit. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]