"defilement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/ [UK] Forms: defilements [plural]
Etymology: defile + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|defile|ment}} defile + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} defilement (countable and uncountable, plural defilements)
  1. The act of defiling. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of defiling): замърсяване (zamǎrsjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), оскверняване (oskvernjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (bisauleins) [feminine] (Gothic), whakapokenga (Maori)
    Sense id: en-defilement-en-noun-X41N47Pl Disambiguation of 'act of defiling': 90 8 2
  2. The state of being defiled. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of being defiled): μίασμα (míasma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (bisauleins) [feminine] (Gothic)
    Sense id: en-defilement-en-noun-Fu75Rw2N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 54 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of 'state of being defiled': 4 93 2
  3. (military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-defilement-en-noun-I3lao91N Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pollution Derived forms: self-defilement

Inflected forms

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