un|sul|lied

un|sul|lied
un|sul|lied «uhn SUHL eed», adjective.
not sullied; unsoiled; spless; stainless; pure; untarnished: »

Figurative. The intransigents risked the destruction of the Church in order to keep doctrine unsullied (Manchester Guardian Weekly).


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