With defining word or phrase indicating the cause of moral corruption, chiefly in the rust of ——. Now rare.
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| 释义 | society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [noun] > corruption > a morbid moral condition (16) rusteOE With defining word or phrase indicating the cause of moral corruption, chiefly in the rust of ——. Now rare. maladyc1385 figurative. The condition of mental, spiritual, or moral ill health (of an individual, of society or some section of it, or of the human race)… disease1509 figurative. A deranged, depraved, or morbid condition (of mind or disposition, of the affairs of a community, etc.); an evil affection or tendency. lepry1526 figurative and in figurative contexts: = leprosy, n. 2. boil1537 figurative. leprosy?1555 figurative and in figurative contexts. A tainting influence or effect; the condition of being tainted, excluded, shunned, or reviled. Also with… imposthume1565 figurative. With reference to moral corruption in the individual, or insurrection in the state: A moral or political ‘festering sore’; the… gangrene1588 figurative. A moral or social evil, a poisonous or rotten influence; moral corruption or decay. ulcer1592 figurative. Any corroding or corrupting influence; a morally diseased or unsound element; a plague-spot. diseasedness1614 lesion1640 Medicine. Change in the function or (usually) the structure of an organ, tissue, etc., caused by a disease or other pathological process (now rare)… unwholesomeness1881 Lack of moral wholesomeness; viciousness. Subcategories:— spreading (1) — morally diseased person (2) — state of being sick with sin (1) |
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