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libertinism

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lib⋅er⋅tin⋅ism

  [lib-er-tee-niz-uhm, -ti-]
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–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·ism   (lĭb'ər-tē-nĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The state or quality of being libertine.

  2. The behavior characteristic of a libertine; promiscuity.

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