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Meanings of defilement in English

The state of being polluted.

Synonyms
Examples for "pollution"
Examples for "pollution"
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It is not clear whether cyclists are particularly at risk from pollution.
The Guardian
2
Culpability is with the pollution control board, state and central environment authorities.
The Guardian
3
Outright shortages of water are exacerbated by climate change and water pollution.
Reuters
4
The pollution is linked to heart attacks and lung problems including asthma.
Reuters
5
They want a pollution economy - we want a smart green economy.
Radio NZ
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The eerie sky showed through that gap, an even more sinister shade of befoulment than before.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
2
Passing number seven and nine, houses of caution and saving and iron gates to stop dogs' befoulment.
The ginger man
Usage of defilement in English
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They feel there is defilement even in the shadow of the scaffold.
The Woman in Black
2
And hereby he calleth the defilement and consent of the affection adultery.
Barlaam and Ioasaph
3
The touch of the democracy was defilement, and it does not pass.
The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne
4
A second wail pierced the night, mixing pain and anger and defilement.
Dark pursuit
5
She was a virgin stained with every defilement in its visionary stage.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
6
We are going to contribute our share to the defilement of journalism.
The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
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But the romance of frozen time had been offset by its defilement.
Frozen Heat
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She gave me up to Jehanum, and to every species of defilement.
The Pacha of Many Tales
9
Is it not to have done the deed that is the defilement?
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2
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So we find that this man also has his disgust of defilement.
Creative Unity
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But at his touch she winced away as if from a defilement.
Eyeless in Gaza
12
What was her natural infirmity, in comparison with the slanderer's moral defilement!
Female Scripture Biography, Volume I
13
But to admit his fear of defilement to this man would be shameful.
Shinjū
14
You cannot even touch this pitch of moral defilement without being yourself defiled.
Explanation of Catholic Morals / A Concise, Reasoned, and Popula...
15
Tim would never recover from the shock, the defilement of his moral boundaries.
After the fall
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I don't like to be near it; it seems a defilement.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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