licentious
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The Comstock Act is a Victorian-era law named for a vice crusader who took aim at conduct he deemed licentious.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2023
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
They were middle class, not rich but stable, and the church provided an enveloping community; Kimbanguists follow strict rules, which forbid alcohol, tobacco, visiting night clubs, and other licentious entertainment.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 9, 2015
But I also talked with people who used the app for less licentious reasons: to form platonic friendships, or to find companions while traveling abroad.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2015
Their best fortune would be to fall under the power of commanders of King's ships, able to control the mariners; and not into the hands of licentious privateers.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce
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