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libertinage

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lib⋅er⋅tin⋅ism

[lib-er-tee-niz-uhm, -ti-]
–noun
libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
Also, lib⋅er⋅tin⋅age.


Origin:
1605–15; libertine + -ism
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lib·er·tin·age   (lĭb'ər-tē'nĭj)   
n.  Libertinism.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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