English Explanatory Dictionary

defilement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of defiling.
  2. The state of being defiled.
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-defilement.wav

Word forms

defilement defilements

Etymology

From defile + -ment.

Synonyms

debasement perversion pollution adulteration contamination defedation defilement sophistication abasement corruption debauchment depravation depravement impurification profanation depravity baseness degeneracy degradation depravedness impurity iniquity lewdity malignity misdoing misguilt obliquity peccability pravity sin sinfulness turpitude vitiation wickedness wrongdoing

Derived words

nondefilement self-defilement
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