Vice

[vaɪs]

Definition

(noun.) a specific form of evildoing; 'vice offends the moral standards of the community'.

Editor: Milton--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse.

(n.) A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice; the vice of intemperance.

(n.) The buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another, or of Vice itself; -- called also Iniquity.

(n.) A kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing. Same as Vise.

(n.) A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.

(n.) A gripe or grasp.

(v. t.) To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice.

(prep.) In the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned.

(prep.) Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Defect, fault, blemish, imperfection.[2]. Wickedness, sin, iniquity, irregularity, depravity, immorality, laxity, indecorum, impropriety.

[L.] Instead of, in place of.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Corruption, fault, defect, evil, crime, immorality, sin, badness

ANT:Purity, faultlessness, perfection, virtue, immaculateness, goodness, soundness

Typist: Nathaniel

Definition

n. a blemish or fault: immoral conduct: depravity of manners: a bad trick or habit in a horse: mischievousness: the stock buffoon in the old English Moralities or moral plays.—n. Vicios′ity.—adj. Vicious (vish′us).—adv. Vic′iously.—n. Vic′iousness.—Vicious circle syllogism circular or erroneous reasoning; Vicious intromission (see Intromit).

prep. in the place of: also a prefix denoting in the compound word one who acts in place of or is second in rank to another.—n. a vice-chairman &c.: one who acts in place of a superior.—ns. Vice′-ad′miral one acting in the place of or second in command to an admiral; Vice′-ad′miralty the office of a vice-admiral—(Vice′-ad′miralty courts tribunals in the British colonies having jurisdiction over maritime causes); Vice′-chair′man an alternate chairman; Vice′-chair′manship; Vice′-chan′cellor one acting for a chancellor: a lower judge of Chancery; (R.C. Church) the cardinal whose duty it is to draft and despatch papal bulls and briefs; Vice′-chan′cellorship; Vice′-con′sul one who acts in a consul's place: a consul in a less important district; Vice′-con′sulship; Vice-dean′ a canon chosen to represent an absent dean; Vicegē′rency the office of a vicegerent deputed power.—adj. Vicegē′rent acting in place of another having delegated authority.—n. one acting in place of a superior.—ns. Vice′-gov′ernor deputy governor; Vice′-king one who acts in place of a king; Vice′-pres′idency -pres′identship; Vice′-pres′ident an officer next in rank below the president; Vice′-prin′cipal assistant principal.—adj. Vicerē′gal.—ns. Vicerē′gency; Vice′roy Vicerē′gent one representing the royal authority in a dependency as in India; Viceroy′alty Vice′royship.

n. an iron or wooden screw-press fixed to the edge of a workboard for holding anything tightly while being filed &c.: (Shak.) a grip grasp.—v.t. to screw.

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Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream that you are favoring any vice, signifies you are about to endanger your reputation, by letting evil persuasions entice you. If you see others indulging in vice, some ill fortune will engulf the interest of some relative or associate.

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Examples

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