'Nefariousness' definitions:

Definition of 'nefariousness'

From: WordNet
noun
The quality of being wicked [syn: nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, ugliness]

Definition of 'Nefariousness'

From: GCIDE
  • Nefarious \Ne*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. nefarius, fr. nefas crime, wrong; ne not + fas divine law; akin to fari to speak. See No, adv., and Fate.] Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious; atrocious; infamous; impious. See Iniquitous. [1913 Webster] -- {Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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