Iniquity

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɪnˈɪk.wɪ.ti/

Origin

From Middle English iniquite, from Old French iniquité, from Latin iniquitas, from iniquus ("unjust, harmful").

Full definition of iniquity

Noun

1. Deviation from what is right; wickedness, gross injustice.
• 1994, Pulp Fiction (film)#Jules.27s_Bible_passage,The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
2. A wrongful act.
3. Absence of moral or spiritual values, lawlessness.
4. Denial of the sovereignty of God.