depravity vs transgression
transgression vs depravitydepravity and transgression both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| depravity | Yes | No | No | No |
| transgression | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
transgression is a hypernym of
depravity; that is, transgression is a
word with a broader meaning than depravity:
- depravity: a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
- transgression: the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
Other hypernyms of depravity include
evildoing.
| depravity (noun) | transgression (noun) |
|---|---|
| a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle |
| moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles | the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit |
| the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata |
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