impurity
Pronunciation:
/ɪmˈpjuɹɪti/noun
Definitions
The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
Example: Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead.
A component or additive that renders something else impure.
Example: The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.
A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
Example: With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.