KJV dictionary & concordance
Shameless or gross wickedness; sexual immorality or indecency; serious wrongdoing.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Judges 20:6
Complete exact-word concordance
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
Thus will I cause lewdnesse to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to doe after your lewdnesse.
And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord God.
And they shall recompense your lewdnesse vpon you, and ye shall beare the sinnes of your idoles, and yee shall know that I am the LORD God.
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
In thy filthinesse is lewdnesse, because I haue purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthinesse any more, till I haue caused my fury to rest vpon thee.
And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
And now will I discouer her lewdnesse in the sight of her louers, and none shall deliuer her out of mine hand.
1611 marginal noteHeb. folly or villanie.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
And as troupes of robbers waite for a man, so the company of priestes murther in the way by consent: for they commit lewdnesse.
1611 marginal noteHebr. with one shoulder. Or, to Sichem.
1611 marginal noteOr, enormitie.
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said vnto the Iewes, If it were a matter of wrong, or wicked lewdnesse, O yee Iewes, reason would that I should beare with you.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Unlawful indulgence of lust, fornication, or adultery; in scriptural contexts, idolatry; also licentiousness or shamelessness.
