Definition for LI-CEN'TIOUS

LI-CEN'TIOUS, a. [L. licentiosus.]

  1. Using license; indulging freedom to excess; unrestrained by law or morality; loose; dissolute; as, a licentious man.
  2. Exceeding the limits of law or propriety; wanton; unrestrained; as, licentious desires. Licentious thoughts precede licentious conduct.

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