Associations to the word «Defilement»

Wiktionary

DEFILEMENT, noun. The act of defiling.
DEFILEMENT, noun. The state of being defiled.
DEFILEMENT, noun. (military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.

Dictionary definition

DEFILEMENT, noun. The state of being polluted.

Wise words

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