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noun, plural de·bauch·er·ies.excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance. Archaic. seduction from duty, allegiance, or virtue. Origin of debaucheryFirst recorded in 1635–45; debauch + -ery Words nearby debaucherydebate, debauch, debauched, debauchee, debaucherous, debauchery, Debbie, Debbora, debe, debeak, de Beauvoir Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for debaucheryThe emperor Nero—known for his debauchery apparently collected the things. Spain’s New ‘Holy Grail’: Jesus Couldn’t Afford That Kind of Bling|Candida Moss|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST But only in recent years have athletes begun to divulge lurid details of Olympic sexcapades and debauchery. Sochi Athletes Get It On At The Tinder Olympics|Lizzie Crocker|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Instead, check out Sutherland's Christmas moment of self-awareness, in which he intimates the true source of his debauchery. When Celebs Get Wasted|Gina Piccalo|December 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST If Alexander exceeded Achilles in cruelty, may not many go beyond Lovelace in that, as well as in debauchery? Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754)|Anonymous
Earning their livelihood thus basely, debauchery and crime constitute their every-day history. Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862|Various He was an old soldier, and was supposed to have retained his habits of marauding and debauchery, from his campaigns in Africa. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume IV (of 8)|Guy de Maupassant His expression had been senile, his face imprinted with the record of debauchery. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories|Gertrude Atherton Debauchery and unnatural lust—the immoral practices of the Greeks—speedily took root there. History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
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