Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Filth

Filth (filth) , noun

[Old English filthe, fulee, Anglo-Saxon fȳle, from fūl foul; akin to Old High German fūlida. See Foul, and compare File.]

1.
Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness.
2.
Anything that sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
To purify the soul from the dross and filth of sensual delights. — Tillotson
Collocations (1)
Filth disease (Medicine) , a disease supposed to be due to pollution of the soil or water.