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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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