libertinism

[ lib-er-tee-niz-uh m, -ti- ]

/ ˈlɪb ər tiˌnɪz əm, -tɪ- /

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

Origin of libertinism

First recorded in 1605–15; libertine + -ism

Gayety is of all ages, but libertinage is a different matter.

My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) |Charles Paul de Kock
For whole periods she imagined him to be a monster of libertinage and she could not see that he could have anything against her.

The Good Soldier |Ford Madox Ford
Libertinage was preferable to marriage, since it did not pose as virtuous.

How France Built Her Cathedrals |Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
He took a great delight in seeing her walk, enjoying, though with no idea of libertinage, the grace of her movements.

A Virgin Heart |Remy de Gourmont

What an answer to the platitudes of fanatics who have the audacity to assert that philosophy is but the fruit of libertinage!

Superstition In All Ages (1732) |Jean Meslier