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Defilement

Defilement Meaning & Definition
Defilement Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Defilement?

[n] the state of being polluted

Synonyms | Synonyms for Defilement: befoulment | pollution

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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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