01 n. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
pl.
Barbarities
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1.
The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
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2.
Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.“Treating Christians with a barbarity which would have shocked the very Moslem.” — Macaulay.
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3.
A barbarous or cruel act.
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4.
Barbarism; impurity of speech.[Obs.]