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graspingthefullmeaningofthenewspeaksentencequotedabove，onewouldhavetohaveaclearideaofwhatismeantbyingsoc。***andinaddition，onlyapersonthoroughlygroundediningsoccouldappreciatethefullforceofthewordbellyfeel，whichimpliedablind，enthusiasticacceptancedifficulttoimaginetoday；orofthewordoldthink，whichwasinextricablymixedupwiththeideaofwickednessanddecadence。butthespecialfunctionofcertainnewspeakwords，ofwhicholdthinkwasone，wasnotsomuchtoexpressmeaningsastodestroythem。thesewords，necessarilyfewinnumber，hadhadtheirmeaningsextendeduntiltheycontainedwithinthemselveswholebatteriesofwordswhich，astheyweresufficientlycoveredbyasinglecomprehensiveterm，couldnowbescrappedandforgotten。thegreatestdifficultyfacingthecompilersofthenewspeakdictionarywasnottoinventnewwords，but，havinginventedthem，tomakesurewhattheymeant：tomakesure，thatistosay，whatrangesofwordstheycancelledbytheirexistence。

aswehavealreadyseeninthecaseofthewordfree，wordswhichhadonceborneahereticalmeaningweresometimesretainedforthesakeofconvenience，butonlywiththeundesirablemeaningspurgedoutofthem。countlessotherwordssuchashonour，justice，morality，internationalism，democracy，science，andreligionhadsimplyceasedtoexist。afewblanketwordscoveredthem，and，incoveringthem，abolishedthem。allwordsgroupingthemselvesroundtheconceptsoflibertyandequality，forinstance，werecontainedinthesinglewordcrimethink，whileallwordsgroupingthemselvesroundtheconceptsofobjectivityandrationalismwerecontainedinthesinglewordoldthink。greaterprecisionwouldhavebeendangerous。whatwasrequiredinapartymemberwasanoutlooksimilartothatoftheancienthebrewwhoknew，withoutknowingmuchelse，thatallnationsotherthanhisownworshipped“falsegods”。hedidnotneedtoknowthatthesegodswerecalledbaal，osiris，moloch，ashtaroth，andthelike：probablythelessheknewaboutthemthebetterforhisorthodoxy。heknewjehovahandthecommandmentsofjehovah：heknew，therefore，thatallgodswithothernamesorotherattributeswerefalsegods。insomewhatthesameway，thepartymemberknewwhatconstitutedrightconduct，andinexceedinglyvague，generalizedtermsheknewwhatkindsofdeparturefromitwerepossible。hissexuallife，forexample，wasentirelyregulatedbythetwonewspeakwordssexcrime（sexualimmorality）andgoodsex（chastity）。sexcrimecoveredallsexualmisdeedswhatever。itcoveredfornication，adultery，homosexuality，andotherperversions，and，inaddition，normalintercoursepractisedforitsownsake。therewasnoneedtoenumeratethemseparately，sincetheywereallequallyculpable，and，inprinciple，allpunishablebydeath。inthecvocabulary，whichconsistedofscientificandtechnicalwords，itmightbenecessarytogivespecializednamestocertainsexualaberrations，buttheordinarycitizenhadnoneedofthem。heknewwhatwasmeantbygoodsex—thatistosay，normalintercoursebetweenmanandwife，forthesolepurposeofbegettingchildren，andwithoutphysicalpleasureonthepartofthewoman：allelsewassexcrime。innewspeakitwasseldompossibletofollowahereticalthoughtfurtherthantheperceptionthatitwasheretical：beyondthatpointthenecessarywordswerenonexistent。