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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
defiled \defiled\ adjective
1. morally blemished. [archaic]
Syn: maculate. [WordNet 1.5]
2. (Religion) ritually unclean. Opposite of {clean}.
Syn: unclean, impure. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l"), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Defiled} (d[-e]*f[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defiling}.] [F. d['e]filer; pref. d['e]-, for des- (L. dis-) + file a row or line. See {File} a row.] To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
defiled
adjective
1: morally blemished; stained or impure [syn: {maculate}]
2: having the purity corrupted; made unclean; "the defiled Temple"
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