lechery

[ lech-uh-ree ]
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noun,plural lech·er·ies.
  1. unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.

  2. a lecherous act.

Origin of lechery

1
1200–50; Middle English lecherie<Old French. See lecher, -y3

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How to use lechery in a sentence

  • The frame of his bed is of fine sapphires blended with gold, to make him sleep well, and to refrain him from lechery.

  • No, he concluded with healthy disgust, he was not that most sickening tribute to lechery, an old vein yawning for transfusion.

    The Californians | Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
  • Perfyte Chastitee forsably feichtis aganis lechery throu the remembraunce of God and his commandementis.

  • But, when he is dealing with lechery and corruption, the undercurrent of disgust seems to become audible.

    Oxford Lectures on Poetry | Andrew Cecil Bradley
  • Now reigneth pride in price, and covetise is counted wise, and lechery withouten shame, and gluttony withouten blame.

British Dictionary definitions for lechery

lechery

/ (ˈlɛtʃərɪ) /


nounplural -eries
  1. unrestrained and promiscuous sexuality

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