Sentence:  It was necessary, by exposing the gross <WSD>corruptions</WSD> of monasteries, . . . to exite popular indignation against them. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.