1. (n.) The condition or quality of being impure in any sense; defilement; foulness; adulteration.

2. (n.) That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient.

3. (n.) Want of ceremonial purity; defilement.

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