defilement

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

defilement
    n 1: the state of being polluted [syn: {befoulment},
         {defilement}, {pollution}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Defilement \De*file"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]filement. See
   {Defile}] (Mil.)
   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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Defilement \De*file"ment\, n. [From 3d {Defile}.]
   The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether
   physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness;
   uncleanness.
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         Defilements of the flesh.                --Hopkins.
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         The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger
         of defilement.                           --Addison.
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