defilement

[Cf. F. défilement. See Defile]
(Mil.) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from an enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.

De·file·ment
n.

[From 3d Defile.]
The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness.

Defilements of the flesh.

The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger of defilement.

Definition: degradation
Antonyms: purification

n

Definition: desecration
Antonyms: sanctification