Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being filthy, polluted, or defiled.
- noun That which is filthy; filth; squalor; pollution; corruption.
- noun Synonyms See
filth .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being filthy.
- noun That which is filthy, or makes filthy; foulness; nastiness; corruption; pollution; impurity.
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- noun the property of being
filthy
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- noun moral corruption or pollution
- noun a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
Etymologies
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Examples
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They all despise her (v. 8), for her filthiness is in her skirts; it appears upon her garments that she has rolled them in the mire of sin.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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First, Methods and means of reformation had been tried in vain (v. 13): In thy filthiness is lewdness; thou hast become obstinate and impudent in it; thou hast got a habit of it, which is confirmed by frequent acts.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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Observe, from the foregoing parts of this chapter, the laying aside of all filthiness is what a time of temptation and affliction calls for, and is necessary to the avoiding of error, and the right receiving and improving of the word of truth: for,
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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Re 22: 15; Mt 7: 6; Tit 1: 15, 16): "dogs" in filthiness, unchastity, and snarling (De 23: 18; Ps 59: 6, 14, 15; 2Pe 2: 22): especially "enemies of the cross of Christ" (Php 3: 18; Ps 22: 16, 20).
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Here they amused themselves for some time in walking about and observing the bustle and variety of the, to them, very novel scene; soon, however, fatigued with the mobbing, thrusting, and filthiness, which is characteristic of the place, the marchioness was for returning, remarking to her friend that she had as yet heard none of that singular broad humour for which these nymphs of the fish-market were so celebrated.
The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life Robert Cruikshank 1828
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Some shall rise to the everlasting burnings of God; for God dwells in everlasting burnings and some shall rise to the damnation of their own filthiness, which is as exquisite a torment as the lake of fire and brimstone.
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Some shall rise to the everlasting burnings of God; for God dwells in everlasting burnings and some shall rise to the damnation of their own filthiness, which is as exquisite a torment as the lake of fire and brimstone.
Latest Articles 2009
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When shall I rest, and be cleansed from the filthiness which is gone forth out of me?
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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