Bible Dictionaries
Cruelty

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain.

(2):

(n.) The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cruelty'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cruelty.html. 1828.