'Defilement' definitions:

Definition of 'defilement'

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noun
The state of being polluted [syn: befoulment, defilement, pollution]

Definition of 'Defilement'

From: GCIDE
  • Defilement \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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Defilement'

From: GCIDE
  • Defilement \De*file"ment\, n. [From 3d Defile.] The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness. [1913 Webster]
  • Defilements of the flesh. --Hopkins. [1913 Webster]
  • The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger of defilement. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

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