English Explanatory Dictionary

den of iniquity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type.

Pronunciation

en-au-den of iniquity.ogg

Word forms

den of iniquity dens of iniquity

Etymology

Unclear, but probably inspired by the “den of thieves” in the KJV Bible, which is a calque of Latin spēlunca latrōnum.

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