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μίασμαατοςn pollutiona state of ritual impurity, incurred fr. the shedding of blood, breaking of certain religious taboos, or contact w. certain aspects of birth and death, carrying a threat of contagion for individuals, communities and locationsTrag. Antipho Pl. D. Plu. concr., ref. to a murderersourcecarrier of pollutionA. S.wkr.sens.taint, blight, blemishmarring a situationPlu.

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stain, defilement, the taint of guilt

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μίασμα

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μίασμα

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μιασμα

IDX:

26202

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-26203

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μίασμα

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