About The Word Defilement
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Defilement
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What's The Definition Of Defilement?
[n] the state of being polluted
Synonyms | Synonyms for Defilement: befoulment | pollution Related Terms | Find terms related to Defilement: See Also | dirtiness | uncleanness Defilement In Webster's Dictionary \De*file"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]filement. See
{Defile}] (Mil.)
The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from
an enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet
on the exposed side.
\De*file"ment\, n. [From 3d {Defile}.] The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness. Defilements of the flesh. --Hopkins. The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger of defilement. --Addison. |
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