noun
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wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond or along the banks of a river; mire; mud.
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a paste of sandal powder.
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any unclean or soiling matter, as mud, dust, dung, trash, etc.; filth.
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transgression of divine law; any act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a wilful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle; any reprehensible or regrettable action, behaviour, lapse, etc.;a sin.
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(fig.) a distressed or wretched condition.