[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

barbarity \barbar"ity\, n.; pl. barbarities. from
   barbarous.
   1. the state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.
      1913 webster

   2. cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.
      1913 webster

            treating christians with a barbarity which would
            have shocked the very moslem.         --macaulay.
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   3. a barbarous or cruel act.
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   4. barbarism; impurity of speech. obs. --swift.
      1913 webster
see also:
barbarities barbarous 

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