The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities.
Perceived decay in standards, morals, dignity, religious faith, or skill at governing.
1 Art and decoration were pursued, though of course with a certain decadence .
2 Russia stands for reaction; England for selfishness and perfidy; France for decadence .
3 He spoke of the decadence in costume characteristic of the present day.
4 Even by the Conservatives' own standards, there's a true decadence to it.
5 We believe that too long a period of stability will cause decadence .
6 Surely this is decadence , when these destructive centrifugalities sweep through our society.
7 Islamists set out to violently counter the perceived decadence of Western capitalism.
8 In religion, as in art and letters, decadence is marked by sensationalism.
9 The material must needs be subject to laws of growth and decadence .
10 Leslie felt relieved, irrationally so, that Étienne's rum-soaked chocolate decadence was available.
11 But it's moving directly from barbarism to decadence without ever encountering civilization.
12 The cities were berated as hubs of moral turpitude, decadence and greed.
13 Dementia = leading characteristic of Norman Type, indicating characteristic decadence and depravity?
14 A target that exemplifies the decadence and the hypocrisy of the Crusaders.
15 Other races and cultures would take the path to decadence or transcendence.
16 He railed against the decadence , excess, and humanistic spirit of the Renaissance.
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