noun · countable / uncountable · rare

iniquity

in·i·qui·ty

iniquity · iniquities

гріх

зло, несправедливость, проступок, гнусность

Frevel, Missetat, Gräueltat

Deviation from what is rightDeviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.

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/ɪnˈɪkwɪti/

» We have taken part in the iniquity that will happen.

anzart · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable)Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.
Frevel
несправедли́востьnespravedlívostʹ, злоzlo
(countable)An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.
Gräueltat, Missetat
гну́сностьgnúsnostʹ, просту́покprostúpok, прегреше́ниеpregrešénije

More definitions

an unjust act
morally objectionable behavior

Examples

5 sentences

We have taken part in the iniquity that will happen.
anzart · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
And the earth was corrupted before God, and was filled with iniquity.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Simeon and Levi brethren: vessels of iniquity waging war.
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In Tammy's mind, every party was a den of iniquity.
casaniere · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

deviation from what is right — see also sin, wickedness:

act of great injustice or unfairness:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

deviation from what is right — see also sin, wickedness:

act of great injustice or unfairness:

Origin

From Middle English iniquite, jniquite (“evil, wickedness, iniquity; evil act; hostility,

From Middle English iniquite, jniquite (“evil, wickedness, iniquity; evil act; hostility, malevolence; hostile act; a calamity, misfortune”), from Old French iniquité (modern French iniquité (“iniquity”)), from Latin inīquitās (“iniquity; inequality, unfairness; inequity, injustice”), from inīquus (“unequal, uneven, unfair; disadvantageous, unfavourable; hostile, unkind; unsuitable; wicked, wrong”) + -itās (variant of -tās (suffix forming a noun indicating a state of being)). Inīquus is derived from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + aequus (“equal; fair, impartial, just”). Piecewise doublet of inequity.

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