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Pronunciation / Transliteration: modokja
"모독자가 체포되었습니다."
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2 senses- 1
A person or thing that defiles; one who desecrates or corrupts.
"The defiler of sacred spaces was met with public outrage." - 2
A person who violates the sanctity or purity of something.
"In literature, the defiler often represents the antagonist who disrupts harmony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'defiler' originates from the Middle English term 'defilen', which comes from the Old French 'defiler', meaning to make foul or dirty. The root can be traced back to the Latin 'defilare', which means to make unclean, reflecting a historical evolution from physical contamination to moral or ethical degradation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defiler" is said worldwide
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Profanateur
Transliteration: pʁɔfa.natœʁ
"Le profanateur des lieux saints a été arrêté."
Entweihender
Transliteration: ɛntˈvaɪ̯n̩dɐ
"Der entweihende Täter wurde gefasst."
Profanatore
Transliteration: profa.na.tore
"Il profanatore è stato condannato."
Profanador
Transliteration: pro.fa.na.ðor
"El profanador fue arrestado por sus crímenes."
Profanador
Transliteration: pɾofɐˈnɐdoɾ
"O profanador foi condenado."
अपमान करने वाला
Transliteration: apamaan karne waala
"अपमान करने वाले को सजा दी गई।"
亵渎者
Transliteration: xièdú zhě
"亵渎者被逮捕了。"
모독자
Transliteration: modokja
"모독자가 체포되었습니다."
冒涜者
Transliteration: bōtokusha
"冒涜者は逮捕されました。"
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