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English Dictionary: impure	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for impure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impure adj combined with extraneous elements Antonym(s): pure (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts" Antonym(s): pure having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 Synonym(s): unclean, impure Antonym(s): clean
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impure \Im*pure"\, v. t. To defile; to pollute. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impure \Impure"\, a. [L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure: cf. F. impur. See {Pure}.] 1. Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure* water or air; impure drugs, food, etc. 2. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things. 3. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas. [bd]Impure desires.[b8] --Cowper. 4. (Script.) Not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean. 5. (Language) Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style.