unclean
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5.5
- adjective
- /ʌnˈklin/
- Literature
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impuro
- The ceremonial laws concerning clean and unclean foods were not merely arbitrary distinctions.
- unclean spirits
- unclean person
- considered unclean
Dogs are regarded in parts of the Islamic world as unclean.
- Dogs are regarded in parts of the Islamic world as unclean.
- And GED goes on, and he says every land of earth sea knows of witches who clasped unclean spells, sorcerers who use their art to earn to win riches.
Examples
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I cast you out, unclean spirit!
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We do not repeat the Holy Name in a place that is unclean, like a bathroom.
Blog text (20) -
We cast out this unclean spirit.
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Because I am unclean, sir.
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"How can the one be divine, and the other so unclean?"
Fiction book (1998) -
The blessed water had the power to remove unclean spirits.
Academic text (1994) -
" David wouldn't bring something unclean into his house."
Fiction book (2001) -
A menstruating woman is unclean, and the righteous man shall not approach her.
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Foods that aren't kosher might have been considered unclean because of illnesses that they were associated with.
Blog text (16) -
According to religious laws, a menstruating woman is considered unclean, and others are advised not to approach her.
Synonyms
20
6.0
Not morally clean because it is corrupt or obscene
8
6.1
Not sacred and not fit for worship
1
8.9
Not made holy in a religious ceremony
A place or object treated with disrespect so it no longer seems sacred
Something that becomes unsafe because it touches something dirty or harmful
Spoiled and unsafe because it has rot or something harmful
Antonyms
How Pure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unclean is made from un- ('not') and clean ('pure' or 'free from dirt'), and it was often used in religious rules to mean 'not pure' or not fit for a ceremony. So, unclean can mean something is morally or ritually impure and not allowed in certain religious practices.