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Defile, Defilement
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
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Many were the blemishes of person and conduct that, under the Jewish ceremonial law, were esteemed defilements: some were voluntary; some were inevitable, being defects of nature, others the consequences of personal transgression. Under the gospel, defilements are those of the heart, of the mind, the temper, and the conduct. Moral defilements are as numerous, and as strongly prohibited under the gospel as ever, though ceremonial defilements have ceased, Matthew 15:18 Romans 1:24 . See CLEAN.
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Defile, Defilement'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/d/defile-defilement.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Defile, Defilement'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/d/defile-defilement.html. 1859.
