How do you use Libertinism in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Libertinism in a sentence
Libertinism meaning
A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.
Using Libertinism
- The main meaning on this page is: A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.
Context around Libertinism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Libertinism
- In this selection, "libertinism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, towards, gnostic, see, find and main stand out and add context to how "libertinism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include activity see libertinism and drift towards libertinism and progressivism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "libertinism" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with libertinism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Charges of Gnostic libertinism find their source in the works of Irenaeus. (12 words)
This counters the conventional wisdom that society is on an unstoppable drift towards libertinism and progressivism. (16 words)
Blaming “kids these days” for society’s shift towards social progressivism and libertinism is common within conservative circles. (18 words)
Libertinism main A libertine is one devoid of most moral restraints, which are seen as unnecessary or undesirable, especially one who ignores or even spurns accepted morals and forms of behaviour sanctified by the larger society. (36 words)
Hippolytus claims that they believed that indulgence in sin was the key to salvation because since the body is evil, one must defile it through immoral activity (see libertinism ). (29 words)
This said, the heresiological accusation of duplicity in such practises should not be taken at face value; nor should similar accusations of amoral libertinism. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
Blaming “kids these days” for society’s shift towards social progressivism and libertinism is common within conservative circles.
This counters the conventional wisdom that society is on an unstoppable drift towards libertinism and progressivism.
Charges of Gnostic libertinism find their source in the works of Irenaeus.
Hippolytus claims that they believed that indulgence in sin was the key to salvation because since the body is evil, one must defile it through immoral activity (see libertinism ).
Libertinism main A libertine is one devoid of most moral restraints, which are seen as unnecessary or undesirable, especially one who ignores or even spurns accepted morals and forms of behaviour sanctified by the larger society.
This said, the heresiological accusation of duplicity in such practises should not be taken at face value; nor should similar accusations of amoral libertinism.