libertinism

or lib·er·tin·age

[ lib-er-tee-niz-uhm, -ti- ]

noun

1. libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of libertinism¹

First recorded in 1605–15; libertine + -ism

Example Sentences

In his early years he dissipated almost all his patrimony in libertinism and debauchery.

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The phrase εἴ μὴ ἐπὶ πορνείᾳ is, word for word, "if this is not through libertinism" (to give one's self up to libertinism).

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Again, he said that we were to avoid libertinism, and to that end choose one woman, to whom we should remain faithful.

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There is an affected humility more insufferable than downright pride, as hypocrisy is more abominable than libertinism.

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That teeming town at the mouth of the Klondike set a pace in libertinism that has never been equalled.

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