lechery

[lech-uh-ree] /ˈlɛtʃ ə ri/
noun, plural lecheries.
1.
unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.
2.
a lecherous act.
Origin
1200-50; Middle English lecherie < Old French. See lecher, -y3
Synonyms
1. carnality, lust, promiscuity.
Examples from the web for lechery
  • What they were seeing was not lechery in action but science.
  • The climate of lunacy and lechery is not insalubrious for him.
  • It has some swearing, much gunfire and a few moments of pointless lechery.
British Dictionary definitions for lechery

lechery

/ˈlɛtʃərɪ/
noun (pl) -eries
1.
unrestrained and promiscuous sexuality
Word Origin and History for lechery
n.

c.1200, from Old French lecherie "impertinence, deceit," from lecheor (see lecher).

The priests had excellent cause to forbid us lechery: this injunction, by reserving to them acquaintance with and absolution for these private sins, gave them an incredible ascendancy over women, and opened up to them a career of lubricity whose scope knew no limits. [Marquis de Sade, "Philosophy in the Bedroom"]