Hypertext Webster Gateway: "defiled"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Defile \De*file"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Defiled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Defiling}.] [F. d['e]filer; pref. d['e]-, for des- (L.
dis-) + file a row or line. See {File} a row.]
To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
defiled
adj 1: morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: {maculate}]
2: having the purity corrupted; made unclean; "the defiled
Temple"
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