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Definition of Defiling
1. defile [v] - See also: defile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defiling
Literary usage of Defiling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Human Marriage by Edward Westermarck (1922)
"... question now calls for an answer :—Why is sexual intercourse looked upon as
unclean and defiling, or in other words, as a mysterious source of danger ? ..."
2. Letters on Religious Subjects by John Kendall (1805)
"... the grosser and more " defiling part, but) from the dust, O, Je- " rusalem;"
and-loose thyself " From the " bands of thy neck, O, captive daughter of 11 ..."
3. Commentaries on the Roman-Dutch Law by Simon van Leeuwen (1820)
"Compensation to 1-e made for defiling a Woman, and how it is •to be proved.
the fist, or similar offences, against which no prescription lies until after ..."
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