WICKED, a. [The primary sense is to wind and turn, or to depart, to fall away.] 1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from the divine law; addicted to vice; sinful; immoral. This is a word of comprehensive signification, extending to every thing that is contrary to the moral law, and both to persons and actions. We say, a wicked man, a wicked deed, wicked ways, wicked lives, a wicked heart, wicked designs, wicked works.No man was ever wicked without secret discontent.2. A word of slight blame; as the wicked urchin.3. Cursed; baneful; pernicious; as wicked words, words pernicious in their efforts.[This last signification may throw some light on the word witch.]The wicked, in Scripture, persons who live in sin; transgressors of the divine law; all who are unreconciled to God, unsanctified or impenitent. |
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