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DEFILEMENT
befoulment, defilement, pollution
(noun) the state of being polluted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
defilement (countable and uncountable, plural defilements)
The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
(military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
Synonyms
• pollution
Source: Wiktionary
De*file"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. défilement. See Defile] (Mil.)
Definition: 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. Etym: [From 3d Defile.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
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