impurity
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/ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/
English
Definitions
noun
- The 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.”
- A component or additive that renders something else impure.“The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.”
- A 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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impurenessdrosscontaminantfinenesspuritydirtdockagecontaminatingadulterationtaintdefilementuncleanlinesscontaminationpollutiongrimealloy