Impurities

noun

  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.

Synonyms: impureness

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