Impure
adjective
Something that is not clean, has other things mixed in.
The water is impure and not safe to drink.
Often appears as...
- impure thoughts
- impure water
adjective
Relating to behavior or thoughts that are considered immoral or not pure.
He was accused of having impure intentions towards her.
Often appears as...
- impure intentions
- impure thoughts
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Disapproving
adjective
In a scientific or technical context, something that has other substances or elements mixed in.
The sample was impure and needed further purification.
Often appears as...
- impure sample
- impure substance
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Something that is not clean, has other things mixed in.
The water is impure and not safe to drink.
Often appears as...
- impure thoughts
- impure water
adjective
Relating to behavior or thoughts that are considered immoral or not pure.
He was accused of having impure intentions towards her.
Often appears as...
- impure intentions
- impure thoughts
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
In a scientific or technical context, something that has other substances or elements mixed in.
The sample was impure and needed further purification.
Often appears as...
- impure sample
- impure substance
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Purity
Used when talking about actual substances like water, air, or materials that have unwanted elements.
The factory's waste made the river impure.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Sensitivity
Understanding 'impure' can depend on cultural beliefs about what is considered clean or not.
In some cultures, eating certain foods is considered impure.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Concern
When used for substances, 'impure' hints at potential harm or unsuitability for use.
Impure chemicals can be dangerous in experiments.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Purity
Used when talking about actual substances like water, air, or materials that have unwanted elements.
The factory's waste made the river impure.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Sensitivity
Understanding 'impure' can depend on cultural beliefs about what is considered clean or not.
In some cultures, eating certain foods is considered impure.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Concern
When used for substances, 'impure' hints at potential harm or unsuitability for use.
Impure chemicals can be dangerous in experiments.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Purity
Used when talking about actual substances like water, air, or materials that have unwanted elements.
The factory's waste made the river impure.
Pro Tip 2/3Context Sensitivity
Understanding 'impure' can depend on cultural beliefs about what is considered clean or not.
In some cultures, eating certain foods is considered impure.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Concern
When used for substances, 'impure' hints at potential harm or unsuitability for use.
Impure chemicals can be dangerous in experiments.
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Video examples
Leeches Cure PIPE National...
leech blood impurities are said to be as dangerous to these parasites as they are to the patient so Ayurvedic doctors doused their lunches in turmeric powder to get them to expel the toxic blood you just make the leeches to vomit because she cannot digest a impure blood dr.
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Screaming Mummy Mystery...
not only that the essential protective items normally placed inside the coffin were missing and most surprising of all the sheep or goat skin found around the mummy of the screaming man may have been considered ritually impure by the ancient Egyptians some experts have
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Leeches Cure PIPE National...
impurities are said to be as dangerous to these parasites as they are to the patient so ayurvedic doctors douse their leeches in turmeric powder to get them to expel the toxic blood we just make the leeches to vomit because she cannot digest the impure
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Homeopathy, quackery and...
and local authorities to get them to do something. If you find out -- now I understand. We've seen people, even today, speaking to us about AIDS epidemics and starving kids around the world and impure water supplies that people have to suffer with.
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Why a sausage can do...
Now, while chemically pure water is an insulator, most water is impure. The water inside you is loaded with ions— atoms or molecules that have a net electrical charge. So when you click on an app, your finger functions like a third electrical line.
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The Japanese folktale of...
Ready to be forsaken, the scholar approached the holy woman. But the medium merely smiled. She took his impure hand in hers, and whispered a blessing only he could hear— thanking him for his kindness.
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Wicca PIPE National...
of the universe I place within we your dark and light air fire and water find us or one let nothing impure enter here in let no one be present unless they come with an open
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Wicca PIPE National...
and air and fire and water the energies of the universe I place within we your dark and light ah yeah fire and water find us or one let nothing impure enter
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Wicca PIPE National...
of the universe my place within we your web of dark and light aah air fire and water find us or one let nothing impure enter
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Chimpanzees Hurl Dung at...
that is impure and they're just clouded me right in the face I have a feeling this is how our day is going to go again
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Leeches Cure PIPE National...
leech blood impurities are said to be as dangerous to these parasites as they are to the patient so Ayurvedic doctors doused their lunches in turmeric powder to get them to expel the toxic blood you just make the leeches to vomit because she cannot digest a impure blood dr.
Video examples
Screaming Mummy Mystery...
not only that the essential protective items normally placed inside the coffin were missing and most surprising of all the sheep or goat skin found around the mummy of the screaming man may have been considered ritually impure by the ancient Egyptians some experts have
Video examples
Leeches Cure PIPE National...
impurities are said to be as dangerous to these parasites as they are to the patient so ayurvedic doctors douse their leeches in turmeric powder to get them to expel the toxic blood we just make the leeches to vomit because she cannot digest the impure
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Homeopathy, quackery and...
and local authorities to get them to do something. If you find out -- now I understand. We've seen people, even today, speaking to us about AIDS epidemics and starving kids around the world and impure water supplies that people have to suffer with.
Video examples
Why a sausage can do...
Now, while chemically pure water is an insulator, most water is impure. The water inside you is loaded with ions— atoms or molecules that have a net electrical charge. So when you click on an app, your finger functions like a third electrical line.
Video examples
The Japanese folktale of...
Ready to be forsaken, the scholar approached the holy woman. But the medium merely smiled. She took his impure hand in hers, and whispered a blessing only he could hear— thanking him for his kindness.
Video examples
Wicca PIPE National...
of the universe I place within we your dark and light air fire and water find us or one let nothing impure enter here in let no one be present unless they come with an open
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Wicca PIPE National...
and air and fire and water the energies of the universe I place within we your dark and light ah yeah fire and water find us or one let nothing impure enter
Video examples
Wicca PIPE National...
of the universe my place within we your web of dark and light aah air fire and water find us or one let nothing impure enter
Video examples
Chimpanzees Hurl Dung at...
that is impure and they're just clouded me right in the face I have a feeling this is how our day is going to go again
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Quote examples
Danny Carey
American Musician
The sincerity of delivery is what always strikes me when I hear a good band. It's artist-expression driven, as opposed to being record-producer driven. There's a huge difference. One's motivation is impure, while the other is the highest form of expression, so that's what you aim for.
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Jennette McCurdy
American Actress
I feel like no one starts entertainment with an impure intention, but somewhere along the way, lines become blurred and you're no longer sure which way is up and which way is down.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
O Lord, deliver me from the man of excellent intention and impure heart: for the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.
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Rainer Maria Rilke
German Poet
All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure which seizes only one side of your being and so distorts you.
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Jasper Johns
American Artist
Sometimes I see it and then paint it. Other times I paint it and then see it. Both are impure situations, and I prefer neither.
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Marine Le Pen
French Politician
In France, we respect women: we don't beat them; we don't ask them to hide themselves behind a veil as if they were impure.
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Yossi Sarid
Israeli Politician
If the Knesset is a temple, then Feiglin is the idol. A Knesset where Feiglin presides is an impure Knesset.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.
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Augustus Hare
English Writer
As to the pure all things are pure, even so to the impure all things are impure.
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Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
All real capitalisms are impure hybrids, mongrels mixed with other strains.
Quote examples
Danny Carey
American Musician
The sincerity of delivery is what always strikes me when I hear a good band. It's artist-expression driven, as opposed to being record-producer driven. There's a huge difference. One's motivation is impure, while the other is the highest form of expression, so that's what you aim for.
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Jennette McCurdy
American Actress
I feel like no one starts entertainment with an impure intention, but somewhere along the way, lines become blurred and you're no longer sure which way is up and which way is down.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
O Lord, deliver me from the man of excellent intention and impure heart: for the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.
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Rainer Maria Rilke
German Poet
All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure which seizes only one side of your being and so distorts you.
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Jasper Johns
American Artist
Sometimes I see it and then paint it. Other times I paint it and then see it. Both are impure situations, and I prefer neither.
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Marine Le Pen
French Politician
In France, we respect women: we don't beat them; we don't ask them to hide themselves behind a veil as if they were impure.
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Yossi Sarid
Israeli Politician
If the Knesset is a temple, then Feiglin is the idol. A Knesset where Feiglin presides is an impure Knesset.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.
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Augustus Hare
English Writer
As to the pure all things are pure, even so to the impure all things are impure.
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Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
All real capitalisms are impure hybrids, mongrels mixed with other strains.
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