He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.
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Defiled
/[dɪˈfaɪ(jə)ɫd]/
Synonyms for "defiled" (30 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
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Translations
6 translations across 3 languages.
Hindi
1 entries- अशुद्ध adj (impure; dirty)
Latin
2 entries- pollūtus adj (impure; dirty)
- temerātus adj (impure; dirty)
Russian
3 entries- загрязнённый adj (impure; dirty)
- испа́чканный adj (impure; dirty)
- испога́ненный adj (impure; dirty)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The soul of sweet delight, can never be defiled.
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Down the dusty high roads defiled long streams of heavily-laden mules, all heading to the west, for the gold fever had broken out in California.
Source: tatoeba (6359704)
It is better that he be sold to the Ismaelites, and that our hands be not defiled: for he is our brother and our flesh. His brethren agreed to his words.
Source: tatoeba (7870233)
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