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Note 1 — X. Virtues and Vices

H. W. (Henry William) Auden translation

flagitium is a crime against oneself, e.g. drunkenness. scelus is a sin against society at large, e.g. theft, murder. nefas a sin against God, e.g. sacrilege, parricide. facinus any unusual action, then generally a crime, outrage.

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