Meaning of DECADENCE
| Pronunciation: | | 'dekuduns
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| | Definition: | | [n] the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities |
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| | Synonyms: | | decadency, degeneracy, degeneration |
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| | See Also: | | abasement, abjection, degradation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.
decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See
{Decay}.]
A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. ``The old
castle, where the family lived in their decadence.'' --Sir W.
Scott.
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| | Related Terms: | | abandon, abandonment, abjection, comedown, corruptedness, corruption, corruptness, debasement, decadency, decadent, decayed, declension, declination, decline, deformation, degeneracy, degenerate, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, demotion, depravation, depravedness, depravity, depreciation, derogation, descent, deterioration, devolution, dissoluteness, downfall, downgrade, downtrend, downturn, downward mobility, downward trend, drop, dying, ebb, effeteness, fading, failing, failure, failure of nerve, fall, falling-off, involution, lapse, loss of tone, moral pollution, moral turpitude, overripe, profligacy, regress, regression, reprobacy, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, rottenness, slippage, slump, turpitude, wane |
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