Licentious and Monastic

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Licentious adjective - Having a strong sexual desire.

Usage example: a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry

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Monastic is an antonym for licentious.

Nearby Word: licentiousness

Monastic adjective - Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows.

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Licentious is an antonym for monastic.

Nearby Word: monastery

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