noun
Meaning 1
A place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
den of iniquity
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History
Etymology
Unclear, but probably inspired by the “den of thieves” in the KJV Bible, which is a calque of Latin spēlunca latrōnum.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: poel des verderfs — Translations
- Dutch: poel van verderf — Translations
- Finnish: paheiden pesä — Translations
- French: lieu de perdition — Translations
- French: lieu de débauche — Translations
- Polish: gniazdo rozpusty — Translations
- Polish: siedlisko rozpusty — Translations
- Russian: вертеп разбойников (vertep razbojnikov) — Translations
- Russian: злачное место (zlačnoje mesto) — Translations