Hypertext Webster Gateway: "defilement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Defilements of the flesh. --Hopkins.
The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger
of defilement. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
defilement
n : the state of being polluted [syn: {befoulment}, {pollution}]
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