defiler

Example Sentences

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He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Party’s purity.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Therefore he was defiled and a defiler of others.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The impulse to crush the defiler was checked by the sudden appearance of two men inside the curtains.

From Graustark by McCutcheon, George Barr

This style of dissipation is the abettor of pride, the instigator of jealousy, the sacrificial altar of health, the defiler of the soul, the avenue of lust, and the curse of the town.

From The Abominations of Modern Society by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

Ah, defiler of the altar! lie not there!

From The Story of a Mine by Harte, Bret