lechery

[ lech-uh-ree ]

/ ˈlɛtʃ ə ri /

unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.

a lecherous act.

Origin of lechery

1200–50; Middle English lecherie < Old French. See lecher, -y³

1 carnality, lust, promiscuity.

For comfort wherof this other nonne went to the same confessour and shroue her lykewyse, that she had synned in lechery.

Shakespeare Jest-Books; |Unknown
The frame of his bed is of fine sapphires blended with gold, to make him sleep well, and to refrain him from lechery.

Early Travels in Palestine |Arculf et al.
The Jewish people in the days of Amos seem to have gone to a very high degree of fornication and lechery.

Talks To Farmers |Charles Haddon Spurgeon
The lechery of this vanity has spawned more writers than the civil law.

Character Writings of the 17th Century |Various

He never truly wants but in much having, for then his ease and lechery afflict him.

Character Writings of the 17th Century |Various

lechery

/ (ˈlɛtʃərɪ) /

unrestrained and promiscuous sexuality