Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FILTH
FILTH, n. [Sax. fylth, from ful, fula, foul; D. vuilte. See Foul and Defile.]
- Dirt; any foul matter; any thing that soils or defiles; waste matter; nastiness.
- Corruption; pollution; any thing that sullies or defiles the moral character. To purify the soul from the dross and filth of sensual delights. Tillotson.
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