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defilements

noun , plural of defilement

1 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 of defilements

Words Related to defilements

profanities

Near Antonyms of defilements

consecrations, purifications, sanctifications

Antonyms of defilements

adorations, glorifications, worships

2 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 of defilements

Words Related to defilements

blots, blotches, spots, stains, taints

Near Antonyms of defilements

clarifiers, filters, purifiers, refiners

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