defilement
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9.1
- noun
- /dɪˈfaɪlmənt/
:
contaminación
- The factory's waste caused the defilement of the local river, harming both wildlife and community health.
And these guys just flip the script and their highest sacrament is the defilement or destruction of innocence.
- And these guys just flip the script and their highest sacrament is the defilement or destruction of innocence.
Examples
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Throughout God Is Holy and This Great House in particular, the terms Shenoute uses to describe the effects of sin are "pollution," "defilement," "uncleanness," and "corruption."
Academic text (2004) -
It suggested a defilement so complete, so permanent, that nothing could reverse it.
Fiction book (1996) -
To the defilement of Earth and the corruption of its people.
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We are people who gave ourselves to defilement for the commission of every unclean act.
Academic text (2004) -
The defilement of bodies is nothing new, and even in ancient Hawaii, there are some gruesome examples.
Academic text (2011) -
And every defilement and every wickedness exists in disobedience.
Academic text (2004) -
Meditation is a gentle way of conquering the defilements that pollute the mind.
Academic text (2007) -
"Unnatural" acts are associated with and even produce defilement, uncleanness, and impurities; they pollute the corporate monastic body.
Academic text (2004) -
Littering is a clear example of defilement, as it pollutes the environment and makes it unclean.
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Cultural defilement can occur when traditions are disrespected or altered by outside influences.
Synonyms
255
2.7
Harmful substances in the air, water, or soil that damage health and nature
46
2.0
Dirt and disgusting things that make a place very dirty
21
8.9
An action that shows violent disrespect to a holy place or object
2
4.9
A very dirty state that smells bad and disgusts people
1
4.2
A very dirty state with waste and rubbish
A state of being made dirty, often of water or land
A state when something has dirty or unwanted things in it
Antonyms
Compounds
How Impure
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4.6
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9.1
255
2.7
- Specialized
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4.8
- NSFW
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3.9
- Formal
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Defilement is a helpful way to remember the word: think of de- as 'away' and the rest as like filth 'dirt'. So defilement is the act of making a place or thing dirty or unclean.