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den of iniquity

den of iniquity noun: a place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type.

Noun

den of iniquity (plural dens of iniquity)

  1. A place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type.
    • The young men made their preparations with alacrity, and, headed by this western patriarch, we proceeded at a rapid gait to surprize the tenants of this den of iniquity.1840, George Dabney, The History of an Adventurer
    • "Shet up!" I snarled. "I'm jest payin' yuh back for all the pain and humiliation I suffered in this den of iniquity—"1944, Robert Howard, Texas John Alden

Forms of den of iniquity

pluraldens of iniquity

Origin of den of iniquity

Unclear, but probably inspired by the “den of thieves” in the KJV Bible, which is a calque of Latin spēlunca latrōnum.

Questions about den of iniquity

What does den of iniquity mean?
Den of iniquity means a place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type.
What part of speech is den of iniquity?
Den of iniquity is a noun.
What is the plural of den of iniquity?
The plural of den of iniquity is dens of iniquity.

Words near den of iniquity in the dictionary

  1. den
  2. Den Bosch
  3. Den Helder
  4. den mother
  5. den mothers
  6. den of iniquity
  7. Den.
  8. Dena
  9. Dena'ina
  10. Dena'inas
  11. Denaby

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