Defilement and Reverence

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Defilement noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.

Usage example: for two centuries the Christian monasteries in England suffered defilements at the hands of Viking invaders

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Reverence is an antonym for defilement.

Nearby Words: defile, defiled, defiling

Reverence noun - A feeling of profound respect for someone or something.

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Defilement is an antonym for reverence.

extreme	extreme defilement	extreme reverence
traditional	traditional defilement	traditional reverence

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