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What rights are there for homosexuals? The only right is to be led to repentance. To live in such defilement of the body, in such dishonour, in such abomination, while all the time asking for liberties the church cannot grant, is unbelievable.
Pope Shenouda III

Meaning of "defilement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFILEMENT

defilement  [dɪˈfaɪlmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFILEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defilement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFILEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of defilement in the English dictionary

The definition of defilement in the dictionary is the act of defiling someone or something. Other definition of defilement is a mental state that clouds the mind and may lead to unskillful actions.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFILEMENT


ailment
ˈeɪlmənt
assoilment
əˈsɔɪlmənt
bailment
ˈbeɪlmənt
beguilement
bɪˈɡaɪlmənt
compilement
kəmˈpaɪlmənt
curtailment
kɜːˈteɪlmənt
derailment
diːˈreɪlmənt
despoilment
dɪsˈpɔɪlmənt
embroilment
ɪmˈbrɔɪlmənt
engrailment
ɪnˈɡreɪlmənt
entailment
ɪnˈteɪlmənt
entoilment
ɪnˈtɔɪlmənt
fulfilment
fʊlˈfɪlmənt
impalement
ɪmˈpeɪlmənt
irreconcilement
ɪˈrɛkənˌsaɪlmənt
nonfulfillment
ˌnɒnfʊlˈfɪlmənt
nonfulfilment
ˌnɒnfʊlˈfɪlmənt
reconcilement
ˈrɛkənˌsaɪlmənt
resilement
rɪˈzaɪlmənt
revilement
rɪˈvaɪlmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFILEMENT

deficient
deficiently
deficientness
deficit
deficit financing
defied
defier
defies
defilade
defile
defiler
defiliation
definability
definable
definably
define
defined-benefit
definement
definer
definienda

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFILEMENT

advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of defilement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEFILEMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «defilement» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of defilement

Translation of «defilement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFILEMENT

Find out the translation of defilement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of defilement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «defilement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

污辱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contaminación
570 millions of speakers

English

defilement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कलंक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هتك العرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

осквернение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contaminação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপবিত্রতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

souillure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekotoran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verunreinigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

穢れ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defilement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự cương dâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

களங்கங்களிலிருந்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kirletme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insudiciamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zbezczeszczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

осквернення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pângărire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μίασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besoedeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

defilement
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urenhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defilement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFILEMENT»

The term «defilement» is regularly used and occupies the 83.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFILEMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defilement

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QUOTES WITH «DEFILEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word defilement.
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Pope Shenouda III
What rights are there for homosexuals? The only right is to be led to repentance. To live in such defilement of the body, in such dishonour, in such abomination, while all the time asking for liberties the church cannot grant, is unbelievable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFILEMENT»

Discover the use of defilement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defilement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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No safe place: incest and defilement in Botswana
Given the escalating sexual health crisis in Botswana, this is a timely and important study which will inform wider social and human rights debates.
Women and Law in Southern Africa Trust. Botswana, 2002
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In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of ...
The book of Numbers is composed according to an archaic literary form. Twelve alternating sections of law and narrative run in parallel across the whole book.
Mary Douglas, 1993
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Josiah's Reform and the Dynamics of Defilement: Israelite ...
Lauren Monroe argues that the use of cultic and ritual language in the account of the Judean King Josiah's reforms in 2 Kings 22-23 is key to understanding the history of the text's composition, and illuminates the essential, interrelated ...
Lauren A. S. Monroe, 2011
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Josiah's Reform and the Dynamics of Defilement: Israelite ...
Lauren A.S. Monroe argues that the use of cultic and ritual language in the account of the reform is key to understanding the history of the text's composition, and illuminates the essential, interrelated processes of textual growth and ...
Lauren A. S. Monroe, 2011
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Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History ...
duration, decay and ceasing, of that defilement in this series. This dharma is the Sarvastivada-Vaibhalika's equivalent of nirvana and is explained as 'cessation ( nirodha) that is acquired through the cutting of the acquisition of defilement'. Thus  ...
Soonil Hwang, 2006
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Psychology and Buddhism: From Individual to Global Community
Viewing the Five Defilements from the Perspective of Time The five defilements consist of the defilement of period (ko-joku), the defilement of view (ken-joku), the defilement of evil passions (bonno-joku), the defilement of sentient beings ...
Kathleen H. Dockett, G. Rita Dudley-Grant, C. Peter Bankart, 2003
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Paul Ricoeur
The difference between guilt and sin or defilement is that guilt is subjective, whereas defilement and sin are, at least in part, objective. Defilement takes place through the intervention of an external body; sin is a shared, public symbolisation of ...
Karl Simms, 2003
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Julia Kristeva: Psychoanalysis and Modernity
is to say, defilement is not a code that linguistically represents some prior content. It is an act that transforms the content and, in doing so, stabilizes a social organism into a specific order of relationships (1980a, 65). Drawing on anthropological ...
Sara Beardsworth, 2012
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Child Sexual Abuse: Issues and Challenges
Other definitions of sexual abuse under the Botswana law, related to the forms of abuse under consideration, namely, defilement and incest are as follows: Defilement: (Defilement of girls under 16 years of age). 147 (1). Any person who  ...
Megan J. Smith, 2008
10
An Elementary Course of Military Engineering
Remarks (Art 22S). — Remarks on the defilement of permanent works (Art. 224). — Data for the delilement of permanent works (Art. 225) — Limits of defilement ( Art. 226). — Dangerous zones of the site (Art. 227). — Portions of zones that may  ...
Dennis Hart Mahan, 1867

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFILEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term defilement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jury discharged in 'sex assault' case
The charges included sexual assault and defilement of a child aged under 15 and defilement of a child aged under 17 on dates in 2009, 2010 ... «Clare Champion, Jul 15»
2
Njoro teacher accused of defiling students released on Sh500,000 …
Paul Gicheri, 52, who faced charges of defilement and committing indecent acts, was granted an alternative cash bail of Sh200,000. Gicheri, a ... «The Star, Jul 15»
3
Village headman jailed 8 year for raping 12-year old girl
In line with Malawi penal code provisions, M'mangitsa was convicted for defilement. M'mangitsa is from Maguya village in the area of ... «Malawi24, Jul 15»
4
Oshiomhole advocates stiffer penalties for rape, child abuse
“When you look at the sheer number of rape cases that are recorded, it is clear that across the country, both rape and defilement cases are ... «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
5
3 get 42 years for defilement
3 get 42 years for defilement. « Prev ... Three people have been jailed a total of 42 years by an Accra Circuit Court for defilement. They are ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
6
Grade 9 pupil acquitted of defilement
THE Ndola Magistrate's Court has acquitted a 17-year-old grade nine pupil of Chipulukusu township of defilement for lack of corroborative ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Three jailed 42 years for defilement
Charged with defilement and put before the Court presided over by Mrs Rita Agyeman Budu; Akutey pleaded guilty; Doda who denied the ... «Vibe Ghana, Jul 15»
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Jailed journalist freed on defilement
The charge was later changed to “indecent assault” after the prosecution had failed to produce evidence to sustain the charge of defilement in a ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
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Court sets free Wakiso man who defiled girl aged 15
A Wakiso bodaboda operator, Musa Jjuuko, has survived staying in jail for 12 years for defilement after the Court of Appeal quashed his ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
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DPP prosecutes 47 serious sexual offenses in June
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has revealed that the 47 incidents consisted of 43 rape cases, 3 cases of defilement and 1 of ... «Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Jul 15»

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