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defilement

noun as in degradation

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Stepping out of the car, she was “completely shocked” by the defilement.

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“To allow Plaintiffs to exploit that series of circumstances to their benefit by obtaining those photographs now adds a second defilement to the first,” the company concluded in the filing, the Mail Online reported.

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It was and is a project of displacement and defilement meant to reverse progress and shame the proponents of that progress.

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It called for join efforts to combat "violent acts of defilement against sacred sites" and to create a safer, more respectful and tolerant environment in Jerusalem, which is revered by Christians, Jews and Muslims.

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“And I will pour upon you pure water,” Lev recited from Ezekiel, “and you will be purified of all your defilements.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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