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de·file·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. befoulment, defilement, pollutionnoun

    the state of being polluted

Wiktionary

  1. defilementnoun

    The act of defiling.

  2. defilementnoun

    The state of being defiled.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Defilementnoun

    The state of being defiled; the act of defiling; nastiness; pollution; corruption; defedation.

    Etymology: from defile.

    Lust,
    By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk,
    Lets in defilement to the inward parts. John Milton.

    The unchaste are provoked to see their vice exposed, and the chaste cannot rake into such filth without danger of defilement. Spectator, №. 286.

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  1. defilement

    Defilement refers to the act of sullying, corrupting, polluting, or tarnishing something that was previously pure, clean, or sacred. It usually involves a significant degradation, often in a moral, physical, or spiritual sense. This term can be applied in a variety of contexts, such as environment (pollution), religion (desecration of holy places), or personal space (violation or harm).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Defilementnoun

    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

  2. Defilementnoun

    the act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness

  3. Etymology: [From 3d Defile.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. defilement

    The art of arranging the plan and profile of works, so that their lines shall not be liable to enfilade, nor their interior to plunging or reverse fire.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of defilement in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of defilement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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