impurity

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /ˈpjɝɪti/, /ˈpjurɪti/
  • SAMPA: /"pj3rIti/ or /"pjurIti/ (US)

[edit] Etymology

From impure + -ity

[edit] Noun

Singular
impurity

Plural
impurities

impurity (plural impurities)

  1. 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.
  2. A component or additive that renders something else impure.
    The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.
  3. 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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[edit] Translations

the condition of being impure
a component or additive that renders something else impure
a state of immorality
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