defiled

Adjective
Synonyms: maculate

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. morally blemished; stained or impureSynonyms: maculate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Defiled (d[-e]*f[imac]ld"); 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. [1913 Webster]
defiled \defiled\ adj.

1.morally blemished. [archaic]

Syn: maculate. [WordNet 1.5]

2.(Religion) ritually unclean. Opposite of clean.

Syn: unclean, impure. [WordNet 1.5]

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