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Noun: decadence  de-ku-dun(t)s
  1. The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
    "The decadence of the empire was evident in its corrupt leadership";
    - degeneracy, degeneration, decadency
     
  2. Indulgence in sensual pleasures; excessive or immoral activities involving sex, alcohol, food, or drugs
    "The party descended into decadence as the night wore on";
    - debauchery

Derived forms: decadences

Type of: abasement, abjection, degradation

Encyclopedia: Decadence