Thesaurus / turpitude
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Nowhere was any well-defined doctrine that moral turpitude was judged and punished in the next-world.
THE MYTHS OF THE NEW WORLDDANIEL G. BRINTONHe recognizes moral turpitude, at least to the extent of dreading exposure of his own backslidings.
BELFORD'S MAGAZINE, VOL. II, NO. 3, FEBRUARY 1889VARIOUSBreaches of any of these kinds of civil relation were considered as acts of the most distinguished turpitude.
THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT DISCONTENTSEDMUND BURKEMay Urd's protection hold thee on every side, where thou seest turpitude.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESONUpon their three heads should descend the full weight of criminal turpitude involved in this most unnatural execution.
THE JUDICIAL MURDER OF MARY E. SURRATTDAVID MILLER DEWITTFor theirs are not spectacles of Turpitude, as that Father justly calls those of his Time.
A SHORT VIEW OF THE IMMORALITY, AND PROFANENESS OF THE ENGLISH STAGEJEREMY COLLIERNever in the history of political turpitude had any brigand of modern civilization offered a worse example.
THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMSHENRY ADAMSBut now the turpitude and guilt of the Executive were revealed.
THE EXILES OF FLORIDAJOSHUA R. GIDDINGSFrom the turpitude of her daughter's conduct, she proceeded to its consequences.
SELF-CONTROLMARY BRUNTONPray, Sir, is acknowledged turpitude in a departed generation to become the example for us?
CHARLES SUMNER; HIS COMPLETE WORKS, VOLUME 5 (OF 20)CHARLES SUMNERWORDS RELATED TO TURPITUDE
- abasement
- abuse
- bad name
- bad odor
- baseness
- black eye
- blemish
- blur
- brand
- comedown
- contempt
- contumely
- corruption
- culpability
- debasement
- debasing
- defamation
- degradation
- derision
- disbarment
- discredit
- disesteem
- disfavor
- dishonor
- disrepute
- disrespect
- humbling
- humiliation
- ignominy
- infamy
- ingloriousness
- meanness
- obloquy
- odium
- opprobrium
- pollution
- prostitution
- put down
- reproach
- scandal
- scorn
- shame
- slander
- slight
- slur
- spot
- stain
- stigma
- taint
- tarnish
- turpitude
- venality
- affliction
- baseness
- blow
- calamity
- catastrophe
- corruption
- crime
- criminality
- curse
- debauchery
- depravity
- devilry
- diabolism
- harm
- hatred
- heinousness
- hurt
- ill
- impiety
- indecency
- infamy
- iniquity
- injury
- knavery
- lewdness
- licentiousness
- looseness
- malevolence
- malignity
- meanness
- mischief
- misery
- misfortune
- obscenity
- outrage
- pain
- perversity
- ruin
- sin
- sinfulness
- sorrow
- suffering
- turpitude
- vice
- viciousness
- vileness
- villainy
- wickedness
- woe
- wrong
- wrongdoing
- aspersion
- backbiting
- backstabbing
- belittlement
- calumny
- crime
- defamation
- depreciation
- detraction
- dirty linen
- discredit
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disparagement
- disrepute
- dynamite
- eavesdropping
- gossip
- hearsay
- idle rumor
- ignominy
- infamy
- mud
- obloquy
- opprobrium
- reproach
- rumor
- scorcher
- shame
- sin
- skeleton in closet
- slander
- tale
- talk
- turpitude
- wrongdoing
- aspersions
- backbitings
- backstabbing
- belittlements
- calumnies
- crimes
- defamation
- depreciations
- detractions
- dirty linens
- discredit
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disparagements
- disrepute
- dynamite
- eavesdroppings
- gossips
- hearsay
- idle rumors
- ignominies
- infamy
- mud
- obloquy
- opprobrium
- reproaches
- rumors
- scorchers
- shame
- sins
- skeleton in closets
- slanders
- tales
- talks
- turpitude
- wrongdoings
- bestiality
- breach of trust
- bribery
- bribing
- crime
- crookedness
- demoralization
- depravity
- exploitation
- extortion
- fiddling
- flagitiousness
- fraud
- fraudulency
- graft
- immorality
- jobbery
- malfeasance
- misrepresentation
- nepotism
- on the take
- payoff
- payola
- perversion
- profiteering
- racket
- shadiness
- shady deal
- shuffle
- skimming
- squeeze
- turpitude
- unscrupulousness
- venality
- vice
- villainy
- wickedness
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