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Meaning of 'impure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impure [ a.]
- Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.
- Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things.
- Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.
- Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean.
- Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style.
2 . Impure [ v. t.]
- To defile; to pollute.

Meaning of 'impure' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . impure [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
Example in sentence:
  • and the swine...is unclean to you;
  • unclean meat
Meaning (2):
- (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
Example in sentence:
  • impure thoughts

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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