[blem-ish] 
| 1. | to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The book is blemished by those long, ineffective descriptions. |
| 2. | a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar. |
| 3. | a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his record. |
| blem·ish (blěm'ĭsh) tr.v. blem·ished, blem·ish·ing, blem·ish·es To mar or impair by a flaw. n. An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect. [Middle English blemisshen, from Old French blesmir, blemir, blemiss-, to make pale, of Germanic origin; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.] blem'ish·er n. Synonyms: These nouns denote loss or absence of perfection. A blemish is something thought to mar the appearance or character of a thing: "Industry in art is a necessity—not a virtue—and any evidence of the same, in the production, is a blemish" (James McNeill Whistler). |
blemish blem·ish (blěm'ĭsh)
n.
A small circumscribed alteration of the skin considered to be unesthetic but insignificant.
Blemish
imperfection or bodily deformity excluding men from the priesthood, and rendering animals unfit to be offered in sacrifice (Lev. 21:17-23; 22:19-25). The Christian church, as justified in Christ, is "without blemish" (Eph. 5:27). Christ offered himself a sacrifice "without blemish," acceptable to God (1 Pet. 1:19).
