Synonyms of defilement

defilement

noun

1

as in desecration

an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things

for two centuries the Christian monasteries in England suffered defilements at the hands of Viking invaders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desecration
• violation
• blasphemy
• corruption
• sacrilege
• cursing
• profanation
• impiety
• sin
• contamination
• insult
• irreverence
• pollution
• affront
• trespass
• swearing
• profanity
• debasement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worship
• purification
• adoration
• consecration
• reverence
• glorification
• veneration
• sanctification

2

as in contamination

something that is or that makes impure

souvenir shops, observation towers, and other tacky defilements on Civil War battlefields that should be considered hallowed ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contamination
• contaminant
• pollutant
• impurity
• defect
• sludge
• taint
• irregularity
• stain
• soil
• dirt
• adulterant
• filth
• blot
• abnormality
• spot
• muck
• blemish
• grime
• disfigurement
• fault
• blotch
• flaw
• scum
• smut
• imperfection

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filter
• purifier
• purity
• refiner
• clarifier
• cleanliness
• immaculateness