Decadence (band)
WordNet
noun
(1) The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < < }, ppr. of }; see .
Noun
- A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay
- 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 35
- "Stability, however, is not enough. It leads too easily to stagnation, and thence to decadence."
- 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 35