Meaning of the word wickedness

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I don’t know what wickedness in me made me steal like that. 

Не знаю, что за бес толкнул меня на это воровство.

The priest urged the people to repent of their wickedness. 

Священник призвал народ раскаяться в своей злобе.

I often expostulate on the pointlessness of life or the wickedness of people. 

Я часто завожу песню о том, что жизнь бессмысленна, а люди злы.

He was struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness. 

Он пытался жить непорочной жизнью в окружении злобы.

…the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness…  

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state of being wicked

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  wickedness
  
  

  1) зло́бность

  2) зла́я вы́ходка, злой посту́пок

  Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  Персональный Сократ > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  [‘wɪkɪdnəs]

  сущ.

  1) развращённость, порочность, безнравственность

  I don’t know what wickedness in me made me steal like that. — Не знаю, что за бес толкнул меня на это воровство.

  2) злая выходка, злой поступок

  enormous / flagrant wickedness — чудовищное злодеяние

  Syn:

  3)

  рел.

  нечестие, греховность

  The priest urged the people to repent of their wickedness. — Священник призвал народ раскаяться в своём нечестии.

  Syn:

  Англо-русский современный словарь > wickedness

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  Англо-русский синонимический словарь > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  [ˈwɪkɪdnɪs]

  wickedness злая выходка, злой поступок wickedness злобность

  English-Russian short dictionary > wickedness

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  Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  [ʹwıkıdnıs]

  1. злоба; порок

  2. дурной поступок; злая выходка; злодеяние

  3.

  греховность; грех, грехи

  НБАРС > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  1. злоба; порок;

  2. дурной поступок, проступок; злодеяние;

  * * *

  сущ.

  1) злоба; порок;

  2) дурной поступок, проступок; злодеяние;

  3)

  рел.

  грех; греховность.

  Англо-русский словарь по социологии > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  Универсальный англо-русский словарь > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  [`wɪkɪdnɪs]

  злоба, злобность

  злая выходка, злой поступок

  греховность, грех, грехи

  Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  noun

  1) злобность

  2) злая выходка, злой поступок

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  (n) грех; грехи; греховность; дурной поступок; злая выходка; злоба; злодеяние; порок

  * * *

  злоба, злобность

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  [‘wick·ed·ness || ‘wɪkɪdnɪs]
  злобность, злая выходка, злой поступок

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  * * *

  1) злоба
  2) злая выходка, злой поступок
  3) религ. греховность

  Новый англо-русский словарь > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  злоба, порок; проступок, дурной поступок; преступление, злая выходка; грех, греховность

  Англо-русский словарь по психоаналитике > wickedness

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  English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > wickedness

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  English-Russian smart dictionary > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

  1. n злоба; порок

  2. n дурной поступок; злая выходка; злодеяние

  3. n рел. греховность; грех, грехи

  Синонимический ряд:

  1. evil (noun) abomination; baseness; corruption; debt; depravity; evil; filth; immorality; iniquity; pollution; sin; sinfulness; sin’s; vice; viciousness; vileness; wrong

  2. infamies’ (noun) disgracefulness; dishonourableness; infamies’; odiousness; perfidies’; shamefulness; villainies’

  English-Russian base dictionary > wickedness

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  wickedness
  
  

   n.

  zlobnosť · злобность

  f.

  , zlomysľnosť · зломысльность

  f.

  Dictionary English-Interslavic > wickedness

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  There is wickedness in the intention of wickedness, even though it be not perpetrated in the act.
  
  

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  Злой умысел уже есть зло, даже если он не будет претворен в жизнь. Cicero (Цицерон).

  Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > There is wickedness in the intention of wickedness, even though it be not perpetrated in the act.

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  Belial (In the writings of the Qumran sects, the angel of darkness and the spirit of wickedness)
  
  

  Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Belial (In the writings of the Qumran sects, the angel of darkness and the spirit of wickedness)

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  capable of every wickedness
  
  

  Универсальный англо-русский словарь > capable of every wickedness

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  cleanse of wickedness
  
  

  Универсальный англо-русский словарь > cleanse of wickedness

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A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

Wickedness

Wickedness, is generally considered a synonym for evil or sinfulness. Among theologians and philosophers, it has the more specific meaning of evil committed consciously and of free will. For example, as characterized by Martin Buber in his 1952 work Bilder von Gut und Böse, «The first stage of evil is ‘sin,’ occasional directionlessness. Endless possibility can be overwhelming, leading man to grasp at anything, distracting and busying himself, in order to not have to make a real, committed choice. The second stage of evil is ‘wickedness,’ when caprice is embraced as a deformed substitute for genuine will and becomes characteristic.» Wickedness connotes blameworthiness.

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In Victorian England, people were told they should discourage their wives from reading because it would lead them into all sorts of devilish wickedness.

What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls with innumerable evils? He who does not play at dice, but spends his leisure otherwise, what nonsense does he not utter? What absurdities does he not listen to? Leisure without the fear of God is, for those who do not know how to use time, the teacher of wickedness.

What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That’s the only time that those characters become interesting to watch.

There is a method in man’s wickedness; it grows up by degrees.

A quest for knowledge is not a war with faith; spirituality is not usually an infelicitous amalgam of superstition and philistinism; and moral relativism, taken outside midfield, leads inexorably both to heresy and to secular wickedness, which are often identical.

Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.

It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means.

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.

In wickedness of pride is lost the light to understand how little grace is earned and how much given.

To look into the darkness of the human soul is a frightening venture, yet here Mary Midgley does so with her customary brilliance and clarity — to read Wickedness is to understand her reputation as one of the great moral philosophers.

Two flame-haired girls, both fourteen years old and living in London, but four hundred years apart.

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The True Alpha And Omega: Unmasking Spiritual Wickedness in …

We encourage you to read this book if you are joining a fraternity or sorority, are a member of one, are a pastor, or have a loved one in one of these organizations. We desire for all to be free and blessed by this book.

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Spectacular Wickedness: Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, …

In Spectacular Wickedness, Emily Epstein Landau examines the social history of this famed district within the cultural context of developing racial, sexual, and gender ideologies and practices.

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This Thing of Darkness: Perspectives on Evil and Human …

Is evil itself something fundamentally human? These questions, indicative of the kinds of issues raised in this collection, seem all the more pressing in light of recent world events.

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Angel’s Wickedness, a True Story

1901 a story of a little girl named Angel who is struggling with her fathers death, hunger, and her ill feelings towards God.

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Something Wicked this Way Comes: Essays on Evil and Human …

The papers collected in this volume are expanded from papers given at the 6th Global Conference on Evil and Human Wickedness, which took place in March 2005.

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Wickedness and Crime: Laws of Homicide and Malice

she terms a ‘positive’ model of evil – the idea that all wickedness is direct
aggression towards others. Midgley (2001: Ch. 4) asserts that this model of
wickedness is strongly associated with Freud’s notion of the death-wish turned
outward – a …

It’s up to Kearns to convince them that the killer is just a man. A man capable of being caught. A man capable of every wickedness. From the Hardcover edition.

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To Loose the Bands of Wickedness: International Intervention …

Or is the risk of power abuse for political gain too high because state sovereignty is perceived as absolute. The focus of this study is essentially a practical one

The Royal family could not possibly have known the true …

… comment for the sake of it. They don’t. This is a family making fun of a strange man who lived many miles away and whose true wickedness was undreamt of. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

WICKEDNESS: Motorists fume as toll rate hike takes effect

‘Wicked‘ was the word of choice for many motorists using the Portmore leg of Highway 2000 yesterday as they reacted to the new toll fees which came into effect. «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»

Some Tory wickedness did Crosbie’s way come

A satirical re-enactment of the final scene of Macbeth, which poked fun at Prime Minister Stephen Harper and suspended senator Mike Duffy, was said to be one … «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»

‘House of Cards’ season 4 spoilers: Expect more ‘wickedness‘ in …

Dobbs revealed during an interview with Express.co.uk that there will be «much more wickedness, great acting. Great dialogue and a sense that you want more, … «ChristianToday, Jun 15»

EXCLUSIVE: House of Cards Creator Michael Dobbs says fans can …

According to House of Cards creator and executive producer Michael Dobbs there’s going to be much more «wickedness» next year as Frank attempts to govern … «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»

Wickedness in Charleston

The depravity that causes hate crimes like the wickedness on exhibit in Charleston is a national tragedy that warrants at least the intense media scrutiny now … «Washington Post, Jun 15»

Worshipping false idols and other web wickedness with Darragh Doyle

Every week on Moncrieff, Darragh Doyle is live in studio to fill Sean in on the 411 of the 404, with what’s trending and going viral online. So what did Darragh talk … «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Apr 15»

Theatre review: Decorum wins out over wanton wickedness in …

It’s a brief reminder of the wanton and exhilarating wickedness beneath the decorum. The production, though consistently engaging, could do with a bigger swig … «Montreal Gazette, Apr 15»

Graham Dwyer was ‘wickedness hiding behind a mask of pity’, jury told

He put it to the jury that the evidence presented to the court shows the “wickedness hiding behind a mask of pity”. Sexual relationship. Mr Guerin said that Mr … «thejournal.ie, Mar 15»

King Abdullah embodied the wickedness of Saudi Arabia’s regime

It is a final touch of absurdity in a kingdom that is wicked in itself, and a source of wickedness and corruption elsewhere in the world. Saudi Arabia practices … «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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