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IMPURE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
Example:
and the swine...is unclean to you
Synonyms:
impure; unclean
Classified under:
Similar:
nonkosher; terefah; tref (not conforming to dietary laws)
untouchable ((especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling)
Also:
impure (combined with extraneous elements)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Derivation:
impureness (the condition of being impure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
Example:
impure thoughts
Classified under:
Similar:
defiled; maculate (morally blemished; stained or impure)
Also:
unchaste (not chaste)
Attribute:
morality (concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct)
Antonym:
pure ((used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Combined with extraneous elements
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unpurified (not made pure)
technical-grade; technical grade (containing small amounts of other chemicals, hence slightly impure)
adulterate; adulterated; debased (mixed with impurities)
alloyed ((used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element)
bastardised; bastardized (deriving from more than one source or style)
contaminated; polluted (rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution)
dingy; dirty; muddied; muddy ((of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear)
Also:
unprocessed (not altered from an original or natural state)
impure; unclean (having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws)
Attribute:
pureness; purity (being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material)
Antonym:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Derivation:
impureness (the condition of being impure)
impurity (worthless or dangerous material that should be removed)
