Definitions for impure
ɪmˈpyʊərim·pure

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. impureadjective

   combined with extraneous elements

2. impureadjective

   (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene

   "impure thoughts"

3. unclean, impureadjective

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impureverb

   to defile; to pollute

2. impureadjective

   Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.

   The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.

3. impureadjective

   Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things.

4. impureadjective

   Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. IMPUREadjective

   Etymology: impur, Fr. impurus, Latin.

   1. Contrary to sanctity; unhallowed; unholy.

   No more can impure man retain and move
   In that pure region of a worthy love,
   Than earthly substance can unforc'd aspire,
   And leave his nature to converse with fire. John Donne.

   Hypocrites austerely talk,
   Condemning as impure what God has made
   Pure, and commands to some, leaves free to all. John Milton.

   2. Unchaste.

   If black scandal, or foul-fac'd reproach,
   Attend the sequel of your imposition,
   Your meer enforcement shall acquittance me
   From all the impure blots and stains thereof. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   One could not devise a more proper hell for an impure spirit, than that which Plato has touched upon. Addison.

   3. Feculent; foul with extraneous mixtures; drossy.

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1. impure

   In chemistry and materials science, impurities are chemical substances inside a confined amount of liquid, gas, or solid, which differ from the chemical composition of the material or compound. Firstly, a pure chemical should appear thermodynamically in at least one chemical phase and can also be characterized by its one-component-phase diagram. Secondly, practically speaking, a pure chemical should prove to be homogeneous (i.e., will show no change of properties after undergoing a wide variety of consecutive analytical chemical procedures). The perfect pure chemical will pass all attempts and tests of further separation and purification. Thirdly, and here we focus on the common chemical definition, it should not contain any trace of any other kind of chemical species. In reality, there are no absolutely 100% pure chemical compounds, as there is always some minute contamination. Indeed, as detection limits in analytical chemistry decrease, the number of impurities detected tends to increase.Impurities are either naturally occurring or added during synthesis of a chemical or commercial product. During production, impurities may be purposely, accidentally, inevitably, or incidentally added into the substance. The levels of impurities in a material are generally defined in relative terms. Standards have been established by various organizations that attempt to define the permitted levels of various impurities in a manufactured product. Strictly speaking, then a material's level of purity can only be stated as being more or less pure than some other material.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impureadjective

   not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc

2. Impureadjective

   defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things

3. Impureadjective

   unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas

4. Impureadjective

   not purified according to the ceremonial law of Moses; unclean

5. Impureadjective

   not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style

6. Impureverb

   to defile; to pollute

7. Etymology: [L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure: cf. F. impur. See Pure.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impure

   im-pūr′, adj. mixed with other substances: defiled by sin: unholy: unchaste: unclean.—adv. Impure′ly.—ns. Impur′ity, Impure′ness, quality of being impure.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impure in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of impure in a Sentence

1. Wyndham Lewis:

   All orthodox opinion -- that is, today, revolutionary opinion either of the pure or the impure variety -- is anti-man.

2. Chinese:

   Unsullied poverty is always happy, while impure wealth brings with it many sorrows.

3. Yonatan Adler:

   According to ancient Jewish ritual law, vessels made of pottery are easily made impure and must be broken, stone, on the other hand, was thought to be a material which can never become ritually impure, and as a result ancient Jews began to produce some of their everyday tableware from stone.

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