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libertinisms

libertinisms is the plural of libertinism.

Meaning of libertinism

Noun

libertinism (countable and uncountable, plural libertinisms)

  1. A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.
    • [T]he lord made a boaſt of his libertiniſm, and frequently avowed that he held all women to be fair game (as his lordſhip ſtyled this pretty ſport), and that they were all, without exception, to be won.1852, William Makepeace Thackeray, “My Lord Leaves Us and His Evil Behind Him”, in The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. […] , volume I, London: […] Smith, Elder, & Company, […], →OCLC, page 299

Questions about libertinisms

What is libertinisms the plural of?
Libertinisms is the plural of libertinism.

Words near libertinisms in the dictionary

  1. libertinage
  2. libertinages
  3. libertine
  4. libertines
  5. libertinism
  6. libertinisms
  7. Libertis
  8. Liberto
  9. libertoon
  10. libertoons
  11. libertopia

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