Impurity

noun

/ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/

Word Frequency: 2.5

Definitions

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

"Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead."

2.nounA component or additive that renders something else impure.

"The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult."

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

"With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity."

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