PURITANISM Antonyms
Definition of PURITANISM
Best Opposite Words For PURITANISM
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debauchery | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | ||||||||
decadence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | ||||||||
excess | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a quantity much larger than is needed • immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits • the state of being more than full • excessive indulgence adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
hedonism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle • an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good | ||||||||
indulgence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires • a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone • the act of indulging or gratifying a desire • foolish or senseless behavior • the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution | ||||||||
laxity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the condition of being physiologically lax • the quality of being lax and neglectful | ||||||||
libertinism | nounn | |||||||
noun • A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority. | ||||||||
licentiousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being lewd and lascivious • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | ||||||||
permissiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior | ||||||||
promiscuity | nounn | |||||||
noun • indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations |