impure | ||
1. | [ adjective ] used of persons or behaviors; not morally pure | |
Examples: | "impure thoughts" |
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Related terms: | pure defiled unchaste morality | |
2. | [ adjective ] combined with extraneous elements | |
Related terms: | pure contaminated dirty bastardized composite adulterate unpurified bastardised alloyed unprocessed unclean purity | |
3. | [ adjective ] (religion) ritually unclean or impure | |
Synonyms: | unclean | |
Examples: | "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 |
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Related terms: | clean religion untouchable defiled nonkosher dirty | |
Similar spelling: |
impress impurity Imber impressed imprecise imprecate impairer impaired |