defiled
Rendered ritually unclean
Defiled means made impure or unclean, especially in a moral or sacred sense.
Something defiled has been corrupted, violated, or desecrated: a defiled temple, defiled by sin.
The word carries religious and moral weight—graves are defiled, innocence is defiled, holy places are defiled.
In older usage, a woman's honor could be defiled through sexual violation.
Made impure by contaminants
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- impureNot wholly clean
- fouledMade dirty or entangled
poisoned · unclean · adulterated · infected · spoiled · befouled · soiled · corrupted
Soiled or contaminated
- impureNot wholly clean
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- forbiddenNot allowed
- unholyWicked, impious, sinful
unwashed · profane · haram · polluted · sinful · untouchable · kosher · halal
Violated sanctity of
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- vandalizedWillfully damaged or destroyed
- despoiledViolently stripped bare
violated · unholy · sanctity · temple · altar · shrine · tomb · grave
Reduced in worth
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- pervertedMorally corrupted or distorted
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
sullied · compromised · dishonored · vitiated · besmirched · stained · tarnished · spoiled
Filled with overwhelming delight
- assaultedSubjected to physical harm
- abusedTreated harmfully or wrongly
- dishonoredBrought shame upon
- disgracedBrought into shame
shamed · humiliated · degraded · victimized · wronged · harmed · mistreated · brutalized
polluted
Made impure by contaminants
fouled · poisoned · unclean · adulterated · infected · spoiled · befouled · soiled · corrupted · dirty
unclean
Soiled or contaminated
unholy · unwashed · profane · haram · polluted · sinful · untouchable · kosher · halal · ablution
profaned
Violated sanctity of
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- vandalizedWillfully damaged or destroyed
despoiled · violated · unholy · sanctity · temple · altar · shrine · tomb · grave · sacred
debased
Reduced in worth
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
- pervertedMorally corrupted or distorted
- taintedContaminated, made impure
degraded · sullied · compromised · dishonored · vitiated · besmirched · stained · tarnished · spoiled · ruined
ravished
Filled with overwhelming delight
- assaultedSubjected to physical harm
- abusedTreated harmfully or wrongly
- dishonoredBrought shame upon
disgraced · shamed · humiliated · degraded · victimized · wronged · harmed · mistreated · brutalized · attacked
- taintedtainted, contaminated, corrupted, polluted, poisoned
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
- infernalhellish, demonic, diabolical, satanic, devilish
- risquerisque, racy, bawdy, ribald, suggestive
defiledpure
Unmixed, without impurities
clean · undefiled · immaculate · spotless · untainted
defiledsanctified
Made sacred through blessing
hallowed · consecrated · holy · sacred · blessed
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