Undefiled

Not polluted, spoiled, or dishonored.

Reach for it when Describing a natural place, sacred thing, or character preserved from violation.

Beyond the old quarry, an undefiled marsh still sheltered nesting cranes.

• everyday

  pure

  freedom from mixture or moral stain is enough

  not when meaning depends heavily on context

• warm

  unspoiled

  a place retains its original beauty

  not when less suitable for honor or sacred purity

• professional

  pristine

  condition appears untouched and exceptionally clean

  not when can overstate ecological or historical continuity

• formal

  inviolate

  something sacred or protected remains unbreached

  not when does not necessarily mean physically clean

• literary

  unsullied

  reputation or beauty has no stain

  not when too figurative for tested water quality

• defiled
• polluted
• desecrated

• undefiled landscape

  The reserve protects an undefiled landscape above the tree line.

• remain undefiled

  Local stewardship helped the spring remain undefiled.

• pure and undefiled

  The old hymn describes service as pure and undefiled.