Definition
Meaning of 'impure'
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. [ a.]- 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. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'impure' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. impure [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
- (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
Example in sentence:
- impure thoughts
Meaning (2):
- having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
- 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
See 'impure' also in:
Recent Article
Categories
- Business Studies
- Banking & Finance
- Management & Organization Studies
- HRM & Labor Studies
- Management Information System
- Accounting & Auditing
- Marketing & Public Relations
- Entrepreneurship & Small Business
- Psychology & Behavioral Science
- Computer Programming
- Automotive Engineering
- Computer Networking
- Medical & Health Science
- Microbiology