iniquity

den of iniquity

A place where seedy activities happen. I'm not surprised to hear that the police raided that club again—it's a den of iniquity!
See also: den, iniquity, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

den of iniquity

a place filled with criminal activity or wickedness. The town was a den of iniquity and vice was everywhere. Police raided the gambling house, calling it a den of iniquity.
See also: den, iniquity, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

a den of iniquity

If a place is a den of iniquity, a lot of immoral things happen there. As time went on, he realised he was working in a den of iniquity and that the corruption spread right to the top of the organization.
See also: den, iniquity, of
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a den of iˈniquity/ˈvice

(disapproving) a place where people do bad things: She thinks that just because we sit around smoking and drinking beer the club must be a real den of iniquity.
See also: den, iniquity, of, vice
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • a den of iniquity
  • a den of iniquity/vice
  • den of iniquity
  • back alley
  • compromise
  • compromise (on something) with (someone)
  • advance notice
  • compromise on
  • compromise on (something)
  • not know enough to come in out of the rain
References in periodicals archive
More people would read an article about "iniquity" than about "inequity." Well done!
Den Of Iniquity again has plenty of weight in this three-mile assignment, but is a hardy sort and should be suited haring around Ascot.
Third, Thomas Helwys's The Mystery of Iniquity holds high relevance for Baptists today.
The final regulations seek to correct the apparent iniquity between these two treatments.
They would have understood from the turn of the hand on the far right figure, that the artist was describing the condemnation of the Christ, the discovery of the iniquity of David, or the moment Samson decided to stand between the pillars.
"Iniquity" groans with the pressure of being twisted (Isa 24:1) or bent down (Ps 38:6).
Extreme modernists, on the other hand, take scandal at the holiness of God, his transcendence, and his hatred of iniquity. They believe God was not fully present in the Catholic Church until they came along--just in the nick of time--to correct the errors of the past 2000 years.
Among the lessons Gulf kids win no longer be studying are sweeping condemnations of Jews and Christians, disquisitions on the iniquity of infidels, and a Q & A that begins "God hates...." (Answer: "Infidels.")
Of course, much of our popular entertainment is still horrendous, and the world portrayed by the news media a dismal, crime-ridden swamp of iniquity. But it's important to bear in mind that the pixelated universe swimming on our television screens is a distortion of the world as it truly is.
"It was like we were supposed to be thankful that they were willing to come in and sit next to us in our little den of iniquity."
Teplice, where Celtic play in the UEFA Cup on March 3, has been branded a ``den of iniquity'' by Czech police.
AFTER READING two books on the creation of the King James Bible, the influence of which has followed English speaking peoples around the world, I had an overwhelming feeling of that sentiment expressed in older baptismal liturgies, "conceived in sin and born in iniquity." Equally strong was a sense of the breadth of God's redemption.
The breathtaking images of so much of the story, of Haoyou flying, of the acrobats in the circus, the Mongol way of execution that avoids spilling blood on the ground, of the den of iniquity, so to speak, where Haoyou's mother must work, the ghastly uncle who must be obeyed, the other villain of the story, an evil man who lusts after Haoyou's mother and seeks the family's destruction--all make for a truly marvelous story.
And God wished to punish the Philistines for their idolatry and their iniquity. Besides, Samson sacrificed his own life in order to carry out the justice of God.
"I'm just a dark guy from the den of iniquity," the former heavyweight champion explained to journalists.)