LASCIV'IOUSNESS, n.
1. Looseness irregular indulgence of animal desires wantonness lustfulness.
Who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lasciviousness. Ephesians 4 .
2. Tendency to excite lust, and promote irregular indulgences.
The reason pretended by Augustus was, the lasciviousness of his Elegies and his Art of Love.
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