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Meaning of evils

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

evils

Pronunciation:/ˈiːvəlz/

noun

Definitions

  1. Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

    Example: Evil lacks spirituality, hence its need for mind control.

  2. Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.

  3. A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).