evility
The state, quality or an instance of being evil.
Noun
- The state, quality or an instance of being evil.
- For as a metaphor for radical evil, the Holocaust provided a standard of evaluation for judging the evility of other threatening acts. - 2006, Jeffrey C. Alexander, The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology,...
- Evility is the essence of being evil as goodness is the essence of being good. Evility is the sign of imperfection, but since time does not have evility, time is perfect. - 2007 September 5, Adam Rutherford, Illusionary...
- Despite the ingrown evilities I encounter, I always want to believe that everyone is innately good. - 2015 December 7, Nancy Louise Lewis, Daisies Don't Lie: Misadventures in Journalism: The Making of a Feminist,...
Synonyms: evilness
Origin
From evil + -ity.