Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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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