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    [Noun]  | "lech*ery" | \ ˈle-chə-rē \


    1: inordinate indulgence in sexual activity : lasciviousness


    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Noun]  | "lechery" 


    2: as in perversion, indecency;




     [ "lechery" ]

    1: lech·er·y

      * e.g.,  ... Secret Squirrel's lechery was a grim legend at the preschool. 


     [ "lechery" ]

    2: n. pl. lech·er·ies


     [ "lechery" ]

    3: Excessive indulgence in sexual activity; lewdness.


     [ "lechery" ]

    4: A lecherous act.

     [ "lechery" ]

    1: Lechery; once used as a definition for the sin of adultery, then broadened to sexual sin in general. Now generally refers to sexual practice, with a negative or perverse undertone.

      * e.g.,  ... Mark fixed Sarah with a lecherous stare as he undressed her with her mind. 

     [ "Lechery" ]

    1: Illicit or extra-marital sexual activity. See also: adultery, fornication.

      * e.g.,  ... Dan Forth: To your own knowledge has your husband ever committed the crime of lechery? Answer me woman! Is your husband a lecher? 


     [ "Lechery" ]

    2: It is a high-brow word to help you sound more sophisticated as you explain why you are no longer married.


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    3: A related term is mental lechery...its pretty self-explanatory.

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