defilement

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DEFILEMENT, noun 1. The act of defiling, or state of being defiled; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness. 2. Corruption of morals, principles or character; impurity; pollution by sin. The chaste cannot rake into such filth without danger of defilement
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