Malignity

Charles Buck Theological Dictionary

A disposition abstinately bad or malicious. Malignancy and malignity are words nearly synonymous. In some connections, malignity seems rather more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature; and malignancy to indications of this depravity in temper and conduct in particular instances.

King James Dictionary

MALIG'NITY, n. L. malignitas. Extreme enmity, or evil dispositions of heart towards another malice without provocation, or malevolence with baseness of heart deep rooted spite.

1. Virulence destructive tendency as the malignity of an ulcer or disease. 2. Extreme evilness of nature as the malignity of fraud. 3. Extreme sinfulness enormity or heinousness as the malignity of sin.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: Κακοήθεια (Strong'S #2550 — Noun Feminine — kakoetheia — kak-o-ay'-thi-ah )

lit., "bad manner or character" (kakos, "bad," ethos, "manner"), hence, "an evil disposition" that tends to put the worst construction on everything, "malice, malevolence, craftiness," occurs in Romans 1:29 , as the accompaniment of dolos, "guile."

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud.

(2):

(n.) Virulence; deadly quality.

(3):

(n.) The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

a disposition obstinately, bad or malicious. Malignancy and malignity are words nearly synonymous. In some connections, malignity seems rather more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and malignancy to indications of this depravity in temper and conduct in particular instances. (See Malevolence).