lewdness

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

LEWD'NESS, noun 1. The unlawful indulgence of lust; fornication, or adultery. 2. In Scripture, it generally denotes idolatry. 3. Licentiousness; shamelessness.
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