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Definition of Decadence
1. Noun. The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities.
Generic synonyms: Abasement, Abjection, Degradation
Derivative terms: Decadent, Decadent, Degenerate
Definition of Decadence
1. n. A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. "The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence."
Definition of Decadence
1. Noun. A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decadence
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decadence
Literary usage of Decadence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Apollo: An Illustrated Manual of the History of Art Throughout the Ages by Salomon Reinach (1907)
"THE word decadence, when applied to art, must not be taken in too strict a sense.
Art never declines so far as to return to its point of departure; ..."
2. The Bookman (1897)
"This is the sentence of his text : " As an admirer of Stevenson, Mr. Doxey is,
of course, no disciple of decadence." Perhaps we should have said : " As an ..."
3. The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages by Henry Osborn Taylor (1901)
"CHAPTER III PHASES OF PAGAN Decadence THE fact that Christianity drew into its
currents much of the intellectual strength of the fourth century may have ..."
4. The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages by Henry Osborn Taylor (1911)
"On the other hand, the Greek and Latin races, apart from the Christian inspiration
which was about to touch them, were in a state of decadence. ..."
5. A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts by George Saintsbury (1902)
"Decadence OF ITALIAN CRITICISM—PAOLO BENI—POSSE VINO : HIS 'BIB- ... is due, on
the Decadence Part of the historian, neither to laziness, nor to love of ..."
6. Our Merchant Marine: How it Rose, Increased, Became Great, Declined and by David Ames Wells (1890)
"THE PERIOD OF Decadence. The Decadence of American Shipping not coincident ...
These agencies simply helped on a decadence that had previously commenced, ..."
7. The Evolution of States: An Introduction to English Politics by John Mackinnon Robertson (1912)
"However we may dispute about the nature of progress, we all agree that this was
decadence. Not even the Christian Greek, the least freethinking of educated ..."
8. The Substance of Gothic: Six Lectures on the Development of Architecture by Ralph Adams Cram (1917)
"In society, however, the decadence was very real, and its inception almost immediate.
When, in 1270, St. Louis, " the very perfect king in ..."
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