lechery

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  1. noun Excessive indulgence in sexual activity; lewdness.
  2. noun A lecherous act.

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  • It was his duty to protect her from lechery, not to lead the attack himself. —  Mary Balogh - The Secret Pearl
  • It's not that I'm in favor of lechery, understand. —  The Flight of the Wren
  • Uncleanliness, lechery, and defilement stalk through our ranks. —  Last Ditch - Ngaio Marsh - Roderick Alleyn 29
  • While Madame de Montespan ;s religious epiphany had blunted the qualities of lechery, greed, and gluttony, her pride remained more pointed than ever. —  Sex with Kings Eleanor Herman
  • Though spread through lechery, the root of it was cannibalism, as he determined by feeding pig meat to a pig, dog meat to a dog, hawk meat to a hawk, and watching them die of the disease. —  FSF,October2007
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  1. Formerly also leachery; from Middle English *lecherie (?), from Old French lecherie, lescherie, lecerie, licherie, gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, from lecher, lick: see lech, lecher.
 

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