impure |
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| 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 |
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