n.; pl. Impurities [ L. impuritas: cf. F. impureté. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration. [ 1913 Webster ]
Profaneness, impurity, or scandal, is not wit. Buckminster. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient. [ 1913 Webster ]
Foul impurities reigned among the monkish clergy. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Script.) Lack of ceremonial purity; defilement. [ 1913 Webster ]