The word "pollute" in literature has been used to convey both physical contamination and moral or social defilement. In some texts, physical impurity is depicted quite literally, as in the discussion of unclean substances affecting water bodies or soil, such as when the Persians are noted for never polluting their river with urine or unclean matter [1], or the explicit banishment of one's presence from a place to maintain its sanctity [2]. Yet, the term often extends to metaphorical dimensions; it describes moral corruption or social degradation, as seen in Saint Augustine's works where even another's lust may pollute the violated, and where wicked individuals are said to pollute society by insinuating themselves into the lives of the virtuous [3, 4, 5]. Additionally, the use of pollute in the context of caste and ritual purity in Edgar Thurston's writings highlights how social and religious boundaries are maintained through notions of contamination, with physical touch or proximity, even at specific distances, seen as defiling higher castes [6, 7, 8]. This rich tapestry of meanings is further exemplified in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s narrative, where both domestic tyranny and acts of innocent blood contribute to an ongoing process of societal and moral pollution [9, 10].