About The Word Degeneracy
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Degeneracy
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What's The Definition Of Degeneracy?
[n] moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity"
[n] the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities Synonyms | Synonyms for Degeneracy: corruption | decadence | decadency | degeneration | depravity Related Terms | Find terms related to Degeneracy: See Also | abasement | abjection | degradation | immorality Degeneracy In Webster's Dictionary \De*gen"er*a*cy\, n. [From {Degenerate}, a.]
1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.
Willful degeneracy from goodness. --Tillotson.
2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good
qualities; deterioration; meanness.
Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery.
--Addison.
To recover mankind out of their universal corruption
and degeneracy. --S. Clarke.
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