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acolasia

acolasia noun: licentiousness.

Noun

acolasia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) licentiousness

Origin of acolasia

From Ancient Greek ἀκολασία (akolasía, “licentiousness”), from κολάζω (kolázō, “to check, chastise”).

Questions about acolasia

What does acolasia mean?
Acolasia means licentiousness.
What part of speech is acolasia?
Acolasia is a noun.

Words near acolasia in the dictionary

  1. acognitive
  2. acokantherin
  3. Acol
  4. Acolapissa
  5. Acolapissas
  6. acolasia
  7. acolbifene
  8. acold
  9. Acolhua
  10. Acolhuan
  11. Acolhuans

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