Associations to the word «Impure»

Wiktionary

IMPURE, adjective. Not pure
IMPURE, adjective. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed
IMPURE, adjective. Unchaste; lewd; unclean or obscene
IMPURE, adjective. (Judaism) Not virgin, having previously had sexual intercourse
IMPURE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) to defile; to pollute
IMPURE NAME, noun. (computer science) A name that contains useful information about the entity it identifies.
IMPURE NAMES, noun. Plural of impure name
IMPURE S, noun. In Italian, an s followed by another consonant. When used immediately before a masculine noun beginning with an impure s, the definite article changes from il to lo in the singular and from i to gli in the plural; the indefinite article changes from un to uno; the partitive article changes from dei to degli; and some adjectives and pronouns also change form. gn, pn, ps, x, y, z, and certain words starting with ch that are derived from French, are treated similarly.

Dictionary definition

IMPURE, adjective. Combined with extraneous elements.
IMPURE, adjective. (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene; "impure thoughts".
IMPURE, adjective. 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.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky