IMPURITY

impurity, impureness

(noun) the condition of being impure

impurity, dross

(noun) worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; “there were impurities in the water”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

impurity (countable and uncountable, plural impurities)

The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.

A component or additive that renders something else impure.

A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.

Synonyms

• impureness

Antonyms

• purity

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pu"ri*ty, n.; pl. Impurities. Etym: [L. impuritas: cf. F. impureté.]

1. The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration. Profaneness, impurity, or scandal, is not wit. Buckminster.

2. That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient. Foul impurities reigned among the monkish clergy. Atterbury.

3. (Script.)

Definition: Want of ceremonial purity; defilement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RECREANT

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