Definition of Decadence

state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration

Examples of Decadence in a sentence

Although there has been an increase in violent crimes by teenagers, this is not necessarily a sign of decadence of the younger generation.  🔊

While the church leaders are not opposed to a little self-indulgence now and then, they are opposed to a lifetime of decadence.  🔊

Periods of economic growth are often followed by periods of decadence in which individuals shop simply because they can and not out of need.  🔊

Even though my mother hosted a large number of parties in my youth, I was not surrounded by decadence during my childhood.  🔊

The decadence of traditional values is apparent in the large number of unwed women who give birth every year.  🔊

Uninfluenced by the decadence of modern times, the nuns of that order continue to follow their religious commandments to the letter.  🔊

The decadence of eating five candy bars made me quite lazy.  🔊

According to many partygoers, a life without decadence is a life of boredom.  🔊

Many countries view the United States as a den of decadence filled with people who care about nothing but indulging themselves.  🔊

The gold trimmings in the celebrity’s bathroom are nothing but sheer decadence.  🔊

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