licentious
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Monica dedicated her life to prayers for the salvation of her family, especially her disreputable and licentious son, Augustine.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2018
The gangster of the ’30s belonged to an era of licentious chaos.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2017
The story, set in Rome in 509 B.C., tells of the occupying Etruscan prince Tarquinius, a tyrannical and licentious ruler, who is leading Rome in its war against the Greeks.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2015
In a heated exchange, DSK accused prosecutors of making exaggerated claims to paint him as a licentious figure.
From Time ● Feb. 13, 2015
The term libertin appears to have been used first as a hostile epithet of the Brethren of the Free Spirit, a 13th-century sect which was accused not only of free-thought but also of licentious living.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
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