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Definition of Heinous
1. Adjective. Extremely wicked, deeply criminal. "Heinous accusations"
Definition of Heinous
1. a. Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character.
Definition of Heinous
1. Adjective. Totally reprehensible. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heinous
1. very wicked [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heinous
Literary usage of Heinous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Explicatory Catechism, Or, An Explanation of the Assembly's Shorter by Thomas Vincent, Benjamin Trumbull (1810)
"Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous ? A. Some sins in therr ^Ives,
and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of God ..."
2. An Explicatory Catechism, Or, An Explanation of the Assembly's Shorter by Thomas Vincent, Charles Leslie (1806)
"Q. Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous? A. Some sins in themselves,
and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous in the sight of ..."
3. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1826)
"heinous, FLAGRANT, FLAGITIOUS, ATROCIOUS. heinous, in French ... Lying is a
heinous sin , gaming and drunkenness are flagrant breaches of the Divine law ..."
4. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"Counterfeiting Miracles, a heinous Offence. The Forgers' Plea confuted. ...
high and heinous offence. If the counterfeiting of the mark, tokens, ..."
5. Pahlavi Texts by Edward William West (1892)
"XIII, 8, XXXV, 13, and Dd. LXXII, 2-9, which last chapter contains further details
regarding these seven heinous sinners, probably derived from the actual ..."
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