Defilement synonyms

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degradation
A decline to a lower condition, quality, or level.
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corruption
Decay; rot.
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contamination
A contaminating or being contaminated
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debasement
The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
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evil (related)
The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
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pollution (related)
Something that pollutes; a pollutant or a group of pollutants:
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dirtiness
Impure condition
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foulness
The state of being foul
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impurity
The quality or condition of being impure, especially:
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uncleanness
(Uncountable) The state of being unclean
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unwholesomeness
The state or quality of being unwholesome.
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clean (related)
Removal of dirt.
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befoulment
The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
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akusala (related)
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kilesa (related)
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dukkha (related)
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anusaya (related)
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dhammas (related)
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worldliness (related)
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Nibbana (related)
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concupiscence (related)
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Find another word for defilement. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for defilement, like: degradation, corruption, contamination, debasement, evil, pollution, dirtiness, foulness, impurity, uncleanness and unwholesomeness.
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Defilement Sentence Examples

  • To touch a leper was forbidden, and the offence involved ceremonial defilement.

  • (12) Uq.sin (" stems "), on the relation between fruit and the stems and stalks as regards defilement, &c.

  • cleansed from all defilement.

  • Forrest in the Indian government records have shown that the sepoys' fears of defilement by biting the new cartridges had a considerable foundation in fact.

  • In this caste, however, as in all others, there are certain kinds of occupation to which a member could not turn for a livelihood without incurring serious defilement.

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