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to decadence
noun
A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay
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Violence gave way to decadence.
Affluence and luxury lead to decadence, corruption and decline.
8 1 FROM DAWN TO DECADENCE, by Jacques Barzun.
I've got Jacques Barzun's "From Dawn to Decadence" on my bookshelf here.
He may have looked extreme, but he didn't fall victim to decadence.
Not since Vamp, Chanel's mid-'90s ode to decadence, has nail polish caused such a stir.
The further an activity moves from its original purpose, the closer it comes to decadence".
FROM DAWN TO DECADENCE: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present.
Great wealth leads to decadence and complacency, and hence to corruption and decay.
Luxuriating in a two-movie afternoon was the closest thing to decadence a 13-year-old can achieve.
From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present (2000) earned broad public recognition.
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