morally+impure

  • 21Uncleanness — Unclean Un*clean , a. [AS. uncl?ne. See {Unnot}, and {Clean}.] 1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy. [1913 Webster] 2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. [1913 Webster] He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven… …

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  • 22pollute — transitive verb (polluted; polluting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pollutus, past participle of polluere, from por (akin to Latin per through) + luere (akin to Latin lutum mud, Greek lyma dirt, defilement) more at for Date: 14th century… …

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  • 23unclean — uncleanness, n. /un kleen /, adj., uncleaner, uncleanest. 1. not clean; dirty. 2. morally impure; evil; vile: unclean thoughts. 3. Chiefly Biblical. having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to the laws, esp. the dietary… …

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  • 24defile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. dirty, [befoul, tarnish, blacken; corrupt, debauch, contaminate; dishonor, debase, sully, drag in the dust, give a bad name. See uncleanness, impurity, disrepute. n. ravine, gorge, passage. See… …

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  • 25pollute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. contaminate, foul, desecrate, taint, soil, defile, corrupt; demoralize. See impurity, deterioration, uncleanness.Ant., clean (up). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contaminate, dirty, befoul, defile; see… …

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  • 26unclean — adj. not clean, dirty, soiled; morally impure, wicked; ceremonially impure (Biblical) …

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  • 27unclean — un•clean [[t]ʌnˈklin[/t]] adj., er, est. 1) not clean; dirty 2) morally impure; vile 3) bib having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to Biblical laws • Etymology: bef. 900 un•clean′ness, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28unclean — [un klēn′] adj. [ME unclene < OE unclæne: see UN + CLEAN] 1. dirty; filthy; foul 2. ceremonially impure 3. morally impure; unchaste, obscene, or vile uncleanness n …

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  • 29pol|lut´er — pol|lute «puh LOOT», transitive verb, lut|ed, lut|ing. 1. to make physically impure, foul, or dirty; contaminate: »The water at the bathing beach was polluted by refuse from the factory. Nature, as well as man, pollutes the air in myriad ways… …

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  • 30pol|lute — «puh LOOT», transitive verb, lut|ed, lut|ing. 1. to make physically impure, foul, or dirty; contaminate: »The water at the bathing beach was polluted by refuse from the factory. Nature, as well as man, pollutes the air in myriad ways (Scientific… …

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