den of iniquity
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den of iniquity
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Unclear, but probably inspired by the “den of thieves” in the KJV Bible, which is a calque of Latin spēlunca latrōnum.
noun dens of iniquity
- A place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type. The young men made their preparations with alacrity, and, headed by this western patriarch, we proceeded at a rapid gait to surprize the tenants of this den of iniquity.
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| Français | lieu de perdition, lieu de débauche |
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| Русский | вертеп разбойников vertep razbojnikov, злачное место zlačnoje mesto |
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