libertinism

American  

[lib-er-tee-niz-uhm, -ti-] / ˈlɪb ər tiˌnɪz əm, -tɪ- /

Or libertinage

noun

1. libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.

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Etymology

Origin of libertinism

First recorded in 1605–15; libertine + -ism

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Example Sentences

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libertinism

Contrary to the crusty, chaotic libertinism of their shows, the band is disarmingly sweet and funny in person despite being duly crude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

But to return to Silicon Valley: there is even a term for the school of thought that defines this synthesis of counterculture libertinism and techno-utopianism: it is called the California Ideology.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2019

As a flip side to his alleged libertinism, Hart was a moral scold.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2018

Still, the inevitability of that battle doesn't require embracing strategic libertinism at every turn and hardening your battles lines at every front.

From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2018

Is all of this endurance of trial with a devotion approaching heroism the outcome of charlatanism, hypocrisy, and libertinism?

From The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It by R. W. Beers

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