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Meanings of
defiled
in English
Morally blemished; stained or impure.
maculate
Related terms
unclean
impure
Usage of
defiled
in English
1
The strong and the weak, the pure and the
defiled
,
were there.
2
Not only was her house of life made desolate; it was
defiled
.
3
Adam was the heave offering of the world, and Eve
defiled
it.
4
He had not only been beaten; he had been dishonored and
defiled
.
5
The fire-worshipers
defiled
the holy city by their authority and their worship.
6
To the sound of martial music they had
defiled
before the President.
7
The surgeon cannot cut out the disease if his instruments are
defiled
.
8
I accuse Pope Paul VI, who has
defiled
the words of Christ.
9
He clothes in white garments those who have not
defiled
their robes.
10
Her very body seemed
defiled
by the knowledge that was within it.
11
The war party
defiled
at a trot, disappearing against the fringing gloom.
12
And, thank Heaven, it has but seldom been
defiled
by the globe-trotter.
13
He ate little, and the moment he got up he felt
defiled
.
14
Curiously enough, this rock was not degraded or
defiled
in any way.
15
They spared neither church nor palace, but
defiled
the most sacred places.
16
It was a mean expanse, blackened by soot and
defiled
by refuse.
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defiled
defile
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
defile by
defile with blood
defile therewith
defile by contact
defile by sin
More collocations
Defiled
through the time
Defiled
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common