Uncleanness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unclean \Un*clean"\ ([u^]n*kl[=e]n"), a. [AS. uncl[=ae]ne. See
     {Unnot}, and {Clean}.]
     1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
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     2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.


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              He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be
              unclean seven days.                   --Num. xix.
                                                    11.
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     3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of
        inordinate and unclean affections." --Perkins.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*clean"ly}, adv. -- {Un*clean"ness},
        n.
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     {Unclean animals} (Script.), those which the Israelites were
        forbidden to use for food.
  
     {Unclean spirit} (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. --Mark
        i. 27.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  uncleanness
       n : the state of being unsanitary [syn: {dirtiness}] [ant: {cleanness}]