Nefariousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nefarious \Ne*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. nefarius, fr. nefas crime,
     wrong; ne not + fas divine law; akin to fari to speak. See
     {No}, adv., and {Fate}.]
     Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously
     villainous; execrable; detestably vile.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Syn: Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious; atrocious;
          infamous; impious. See {Iniquitous}.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --
          {Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness}, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nefariousness
       n : the quality of being wicked [syn: {wickedness}, {vileness}]