1. The state of being filthy. Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. 2 Cor. vii. 1.
2. That which is filthy, or makes filthy; foulness; nastiness; corruption; pollution; impurity. Carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 2 Chron. xxix. 5.
FILTHY
Filth"y, a. [Compar. Filthier; superl. Filthiest.]
Defn: Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene. "In the filthy-mantled pool." Shak. He which is filthy let him be filthy still. Rev. xxii. 11.
Syn. — Nasty; foul; dirty; squalid; unclean; sluttish; gross; vulgar; licentious. See Nasty.
FILTRATE
Fil"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filtrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Filtrating.
(] Etym: [Cf. LL. filtrare. See Filter.]
Defn: To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation.
Arbuthnot.
FILTRATE
Fil"trate, n.
Defn: That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration.
FILTRATION
Fil*tra"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. filtration.]