sordĭdo

āre, v. a.

sordidus

I. to dirty, foul, defile, pollute (late Lat.).
I. Lit.: terram moto pulvere, Sid. Carm. 23, 347.—
II. Trop.: templum cordis malis cogitationibus, Lact. de Ira Dei, 23, 28; 5, 19, 34; cf. Prisc. 800 P.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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