'Defilement' definitions:
Definition of 'defilement'
(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being polluted [syn: befoulment, defilement, pollution]
Definition of 'Defilement'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Defilement'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Defilements of the flesh. --Hopkins. [1913 Webster]
- The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger of defilement. --Addison. [1913 Webster]