moral decadence

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• Moral Theology — • Limited to those doctrines which discuss the relations of man and his free actions to God and his supernatural end, and propose the means instituted by God for the attainment of that end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moral Theology …   Catholic encyclopedia

• DÉCADENCE (IDÉE DE) — Longtemps hantée par le déclin et la chute de l’Empire romain d’Occident, la réflexion sur la décadence est solidaire d’une méditation sur l’Histoire dans laquelle elle s’inscrit. Elle l’est également de spéculations sur le destin des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• décadence — (dé ka dan s ) s. f. 1°   État de ce qui commence à choir, à tomber. Cette maison tombe en décadence. •   Que j aime à voir la décadence De ces vieux palais ruinés, Contre qui les ans mutinés Ont déployé leur insolence, ST AMAND Ode sur la… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• Decadence — For other uses, see Decadence (disambiguation). An orgy in Imperial Rome, by Henryk Siemiradzki Decadence can refer to a personal trait, or to the state of a society (or segment of it). Used to describe a person s lifestyle. Concise Oxford… …   Wikipedia

• Moral relativism — For other uses, see Relativism Moral relativism may be any of several descriptive, meta ethical, or normative positions. Each of them is concerned with the differences in moral judgments across different people and cultures: Descriptive… …   Wikipedia

• decadence — noun 1) the decadence of modern society Syn: dissipation, degeneracy, debauchery, corruption, depravity, vice, sin, moral decay, immorality; immoderateness, intemperance, licentiousness, self indulgence, hedonism Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• decadence — /dek euh deuhns, di kayd ns/, n. 1. the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence. 2. moral degeneration or decay;… …   Universalium

• decadence — noun A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay Stability, however, is not enough. It leads too easily to stagnation, and thence to decadence. See Also: decadent, decay …   Wiktionary

• decadence — dec|a|dence [ˈdekədəns] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: décadence, from Latin decadere to fall, sink ] behaviour that shows that someone has low moral standards and is more concerned with pleasure than serious matters …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• decadence — [ dɛkəd(ə)ns] noun 1》 the process or manifestation of moral or cultural decline. 2》 luxurious self indulgence. Origin C16: from Fr. décadence, from med. L. decadentia; related to decay …   English new terms dictionary

• decadence — noun (U) the state of having low moral standards and being more concerned with pleasure than with serious matters: the corruption and decadence of the nobility …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English