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Definition for LEWD'NESS
LEWD'LY
LEWD'STER
LEWD'NESS
, n.
The unlawful indulgence of lust; fornication, or adultery.
In Scripture, it generally denotes idolatry.
Licentiousness; shamelessness. – Spenser.
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