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DECADENCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does decadence mean?
• DECADENCE (noun)
The noun DECADENCE has 1 sense:
1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Familiarity information: DECADENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
decadence; decadency; degeneracy; degeneration
Hypernyms ("decadence" is a kind of...):
abasement; abjection; degradation (a low or downcast state)
Derivation:
decadent (marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay)
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"God's mills mill slowly, but surely." (Czech proverb)