libertinism

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Definition of libertinism

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”
    “Instead of being a hardy body of "monk-knights," […] they led a life of luxury and libertinism, and were to be found in the most voluptuous courts of Europe.”
    “Only on college campuses do remnants of libertinism linger. That worries public-health officials, who are witnessing an explosion of sexually transmitted diseases.”
    “To facilitate their counter-attack, the targets of this critique sought to reduce the plurality of libertinisms to a simple libertine personality.”

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Etymology

From libertine + -ism.

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