Hypertext Webster Gateway: "uncleanness"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Unclean \Un*clean"\, a. [AS. uncl?ne. See {Unnot}, and {Clean}.]
1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.

He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be
unclean seven days. --Num. xix.
11.

3. Morally impure. ``Adultery of the heart, consisting of
inordinate and unclean affections.'' --Perkins. --
{Un*clean"ly}, adv. -- {Un*clean"ness}, n.

{Unclean animals} (Script.), those which the Israelites were
forbidden to use for food.

{Unclean spirit} (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. --Mark
i. 27.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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


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