Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FILTH'I-NESS, n.

1. The state of being filthy.
2. Foulness; dirtiness; filth; nastiness. Carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 2 Chron. xxix.
3. Corruption; pollution; defilement by sin; impurity. Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Cor. vii.