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ɪˈnɪk wɪ tiin·iq·ui·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. iniquity, wickedness, darkness, darknoun

    absence of moral or spiritual values

    "the powers of darkness"

  2. evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquitynoun

    morally objectionable behavior

  3. injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbinessnoun

    an unjust act

Wiktionary

  1. iniquitynoun

    Deviation from what is right; wickedness, gross injustice.

  2. iniquitynoun

    A wrongful act.

  3. iniquitynoun

    Absence of moral or spiritual values, lawlessness.

  4. iniquitynoun

    Denial of the sovereignty of God.

  5. Etymology: From iniquite, from iniquitas, from iniquus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. INIQUITYnoun

    Etymology: iniquitas, Lat. iniquité, French.

    There is greater or less probability of an happy issue to a tedious war, according to the righteousness or iniquity of the cause for which it was commenced. George Smalridge, Sermons.

    Want of the knowledge of God is the cause of all iniquity amongst men. Richard Hooker, b. v.

    Till God at last,
    Wearied with their iniquities, withdraw
    His presence from among them. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xii.

ChatGPT

  1. iniquity

    Iniquity is a grossly unfair behavior or a wicked act, often referring to a sin, crime, or immoral activity. It represents a severe lack of justice or righteousness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Iniquitynoun

    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

  2. Iniquitynoun

    an iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice o/ unrighteousness; a sin; a crime

  3. Iniquitynoun

    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

  4. Etymology: [OE. iniquitee, F. iniquit, L. iniquitas, inequality, unfairness, injustice. See Iniquous.]

Wikidata

  1. Iniquity

    Iniquity was a Danish death metal group. Established in 1989, the band released three full-length albums before parting ways in 2004.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Iniquity

    in-ik′wi-ti, n. want of equity or fairness: injustice: wickedness: a crime: one of the names of the Vice, the established buffoon of the old Moralities.—adj. Iniq′uitous, unjust: unreasonable: wicked.—adv. Iniq′uitously. [Fr.,—L. iniquitateminiquus, unequal—in, not, æquus, equal.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of INIQUITY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of INIQUITY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of INIQUITY in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Browne:

    But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity.

  2. Tom Carter:

    A peek inside the city's many nightspots reveals a Shangri-La-di-da of tiny Shanghai socialites in even tinier outfits dancing provocatively with well-to-do Westerners. But while such sights may draw gasps from some people, the truth is that this kind of thing is nothing new for Shanghai, the Orient's original opium-den of iniquity.

  3. Barbara Paley:

    In all things preserve integrity; and the consciousness of thine own uprightness will alleviate the toil of business, soften the hardness of ill-success and disappointments, and give thee an humble confidence before God, when the ingratitude of man, or the iniquity of the times may rob thee of other rewards.

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  • Marilyn Viser-Baxter
    Marilyn Viser-Baxter
    Get ready Youth at RCCG. Holy Spirit is going to tell us all about iniquity.
    LikeReply 29 years ago

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