filtheryn.
/ˈfɪlθ(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈfɪlθəri/ rare.
= filthiness n. (in various senses).In quot. 1761: (in plural) lewd or impure acts or deeds; cf. filth n. 2b.
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society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > moral foulness
foulnessOE
foulhead1340
filthiness?1504
fedity1542
filthery?1546
rottenness1548
feculence1860
?1546 W. Peryn Thre Serm. iii. f. lxxivv Howe coulde he suffer his churche..to be so fylthely all arayde with the fylthery of ydolatrye.
1617 H. Fitzgeffrey Satyres sig. B2v Long neglected noysome filthery.
1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 370 Wallowing in all filthery of gluttony and luxury.
1761 Authentic Mem. Portuguese Inquisition xvi. 236 On this solemn night..more lewdness and filtheries were committed..than on any other night in the year.
1974 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 24 May 11 a/6 Cub Scouts on a camping trip fizzle in filthery.
2012 Metro (Scotland) (Nexis) 29 Nov. The most fun-filled frenzy of festive filthery ever made—Bad Santa.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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