1.
[syn: filth, filthiness, foulness, nastiness]
2. moral corruption or pollution;
- Example: "this deformity and filthiness of sin"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Filthiness \Filth"i*ness\, n.
1. The state of being filthy.
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Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the
flesh and spirit. --2 Cor. vii.
1.
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2. That which is filthy, or makes filthy; foulness;
nastiness; corruption; pollution; impurity.
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Carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
--2 Chron.
xxix. 5.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
filthiness
n 1: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
[syn: filth, filthiness, foulness, nastiness]
2: moral corruption or pollution; "this deformity and filthiness
of sin"