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total depravity

to·tal de·prav·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [toht-l dih-prav-i-tee]
    • /ˈtoʊt l dɪˈpræv ɪ ti/
    • /ˈtəʊtl dɪˈpræv.ə.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [toht-l dih-prav-i-tee]
    • /ˈtoʊt l dɪˈpræv ɪ ti/

Definitions of total depravity words

  • noun total depravity the Calvinist doctrine that humankind's entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration. 1
  • noun total depravity severe immorality 1
  • noun total depravity the doctrine that man's nature is totally corrupt as a result of the Fall 0
  • noun total depravity in Calvinism, the utter depravity of humankind due to original sin and persisting until regeneration through the Spirit of God 0
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Origin of total depravity

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95

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Parts of speech for Total depravity

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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total depravity popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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