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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