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impurity
/ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/
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."
Synonymsimpureness
Antonymspurity
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