Antipleasure
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Antipleasure is an adjective meaning Opposing pleasure.
Meaning
Opposing pleasure.
Example Sentences
To the degree that the church has been antisexual and antipleasure, it has failed to be consistent with our understanding of what the Bible has to say about sex within marriage.
The old saw that if it feels too good it's probably illegal, immoral, or fattening is no joke. Deep down inside, many of us believe it. In fact, our entire culture, with its roots in Puritanism, has a distinct antipleasure bias.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antipeonage, epicureal, antipleuritic, antiporn, epicureous, antipoetical.
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