wickedness
noun
- synonym for evil or sinfulness
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/
noun
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked + -ness.
- The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
“So, if a Sonne that is by his Father ſent about Merchandize, doe ſinfully miſcarry vpon the Sea; the imputation of his vvickedneſſe, by your rule, ſhould be impoſed vpon his Father that ſent him: […]”
“We speak of wickedness as something in the soul different from virtue.”
- A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.