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   immoral
         adj 1: deliberately violating accepted principles of right and
                  wrong [ant: {moral}]
         2: not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and
            unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life";
            "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism
            immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
            [syn: {base}, {immoral}]

English Dictionary: Inner Light by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
immorality
n
  1. the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
    Antonym(s): morality
  2. morally objectionable behavior
    Synonym(s): evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
immorally
adv
  1. without regard for morality; "he acted immorally when his own interests were at stake"
    Synonym(s): immorally, amorally
    Antonym(s): morally, virtuously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
in reality
adv
  1. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand- offish are in reality often simply nervous"
    Synonym(s): actually, in reality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Inner Light
n
  1. a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
    Synonym(s): Inner Light, Light, Light Within, Christ Within
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immoral \Im*mor"al\, a. [Pref. im- not + moral: cf. F. immoral.]
      Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good
      morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked;
      unjust; dishonest; vicious; licentious; as, an immoral man;
      an immoral deed.
  
      Syn: Wicked; sinful; criminal; vicious; unjust; dishonest;
               depraved; impure; unchaste; profligate; dissolute;
               abandoned; licentious; lewd; obscene.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immorality \Im`mo*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Immoralities}. [Cf. F.
      immoralit[82].]
      1. The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
  
                     The root of all immorality.               --Sir W.
                                                                              Temple.
  
      2. An immoral act or practice.
  
                     Luxury and sloth and then a great drove of heresies
                     and immoralities broke loose among them. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immorality \Im`mo*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Immoralities}. [Cf. F.
      immoralit[82].]
      1. The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
  
                     The root of all immorality.               --Sir W.
                                                                              Temple.
  
      2. An immoral act or practice.
  
                     Luxury and sloth and then a great drove of heresies
                     and immoralities broke loose among them. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Immorally \Im*mor"al*ly\, adv.
      In an immoral manner; wickedly.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Orle \Orle\, n. [F. orle an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. orla border,
      dim. of L. ora border, margin.]
      1. (Her.) A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the
            shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.
  
      2. (Her.) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling
            the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.
  
      {In orle}, round the escutcheon, leaving the middle of the
            field vacant, or occupied by something else; -- said of
            bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Innerly \In"ner*ly\, adv.
      More within. [Obs.] --Baret.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inrail \In*rail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inrailed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Inrailing}.]
      To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails. --Hooker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inrail \In*rail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inrailed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Inrailing}.]
      To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails. --Hooker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inrail \In*rail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inrailed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Inrailing}.]
      To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails. --Hooker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inroll \In*roll"\, v. t.
      See {Enroll}.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   InWorld VR
  
      Manufacturers of the {CyberWand}.
  
      (1995-04-04)
  
  
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