English → Latin
“defilement” in Latin
contāminātiōcontamination, pollution; defilementpollūtiōpollution, contamination, defilementmaculaa spot, speck, small mark or stain; a blemish, temporary or permanent (for example, a bruise, freckle, mole, birthmark, lābēsfall, collapse; subsidence; fault, defectinviolātusunhurt, uninjured; inviolablevĭtĭātĭoan injuring
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
defilement
contaminatio: pollutio (both of a later age): macula: labes (the stain itself): free from defilement, inviolatus (opposed to pollutus): defilement of a maid, vitiatio (the act); vitium virgini oblatum (as thing done): moral defilement, labes aliqua decoris. Vid: POLLUTION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for defilement?
- The usual Latin words for “defilement” are contāminātiō, pollūtiō, macula; also lābēs, inviolātus, vĭtĭātĭo. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.