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Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts)

27. Huh.

Reply to xchrom (Reply #24)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 01:53 PM

Oct 2013

Cough.

... Vice is a practice or a behavior or habit generally considered immoral, depraved, or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an infirmity, or a bad or unhealthy habit (such as an addiction to smoking). Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity, sin, iniquity, wickedness, and corruption.

The opposite of vice is virtue...

... In the Sarvastivadin tradition of Buddhism, there are 108 defilements, or vices, which are prohibited. These are subdivided into 10 bonds and 98 proclivities.[6] The 10 bonds are the following:[6]

Absence of shame
Absence of embarrassment
Jealousy
Parsimony
Remorse
Drowsiness
Distraction
Torpor
Anger
Concealment of wrongdoing...

/... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice

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Yeah, that's what I thought, too... Ghost Dog Oct 2013 #30

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Thanks, x. Ghost Dog Oct 2013 #32