defiled

In Jewish tradition

Made ritually impure, or dishonored by a wrong act.

Interpretation. Tradition treats impurity as a spiritual state that rules who may come near holy things. The law of the suspected wife (sotah) tests whether a woman was defiled. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales, monsters defile food so no one can eat it; in lessons, something clean that has been spoiled

Meaning

Defiled means made dirty, spoiled or unfit to use, often by something nasty. tree →

Examples

• The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. (Torah GEN.34.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goeth aside, and is defiled; (Torah NUM.5.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be cleared, and shall conceive seed. (Torah NUM.5.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• And I saw that she was defiled; they both took one way. (Prophets EZK.23.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thus were they defiled with their works, and went astray in their doings. (Writings PSA.106.39, JPS 1917) tree →
• How canst thou say: 'I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim'? (Prophets JER.2.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• The harpies defiled the feast with their dirty claws. tree →
• The river was defiled by factory waste. tree →
• His good name was defiled by the lie. tree →

Note

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