impure
AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (3)
- combined with extraneous elementsOpposite pureSimilar contaminated, dirty, unpurified, bastardized, alloyed, adulterate, technical-gradeRelates to purity, purenessSee also unclean, unprocessed
- (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene“impure thoughts”Opposite pureSimilar defiled, maculateRelates to moralitySee also unchaste
- having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws“unclean meat”“and the swine … is unclean to you — The Bible, Leviticus 11:3”Synonyms: uncleanOpposite cleanSimilar nonkosher, untouchable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure: cf. F. impur. See Pure.
1. 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.
2. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; — said of persons or things.
3. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas. “Impure desires.” William Cowper
4. Scripture Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean.
5. Language Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style.
To defile; to pollute. obsolete Bp. Joseph Hall
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54