Unclean
1Unclean — Un*clean , a. [AS. uncl?ne. See {Unnot}, and {Clean}.] 1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy. [1913 Webster] 2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. [1913 Webster] He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. Num.… …
2Unclean — may refer to:*something which is not clean or which lacks purity. *A term sometimes used as a translation of the term tamei in the Hebrew Bible. In Judaism, Tamei refers to a state of ritual impurity requiring purification through immersion in a… …
3unclean — index insalubrious, lewd, prurient, repulsive, salacious, tainted (contaminated) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
4unclean — O.E. unclæne, morally impure, defiled, unfit for food, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CLEAN (Cf. clean) (adj.). Literal sense of dirty is recorded from mid 13c …
5unclean — [adj] dirty bedraggled, befouled, besmirched, black, blurred, common, contaminated, corrupt, decayed, defiled, desecrated, dusty, evil, feculent, fetid, filthy, foul, grimy, impure, messy, muddy, nasty, polluted, profaned, putrescent, putrid,… …
6unclean — ► ADJECTIVE 1) dirty. 2) immoral. 3) (of food) regarded in a particular religion as impure and unfit for use or consumption. 4) (in biblical use, of a spirit) evil …
7unclean — [un klēn′] adj. [ME unclene < OE unclæne: see UN + CLEAN] 1. dirty; filthy; foul 2. ceremonially impure 3. morally impure; unchaste, obscene, or vile uncleanness n …
8unclean — [[t]ʌ̱nkli͟ːn[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is unclean is dirty and likely to cause disease. ...the Western attitude to insects as being dirty and unclean... By bathing in unclean water, they expose themselves to contamination. Syn: dirty Ant …
9unclean — There is a comprehensive list in the Pentateuch of creatures that are regarded as unclean and therefore forbidden as food, or even to be touched (Lev. 11:8); those animals that ruminate (chew the cud) but do not have cloven hooves, such as camels …
10unclean — uncleanness, n. /un kleen /, adj., uncleaner, uncleanest. 1. not clean; dirty. 2. morally impure; evil; vile: unclean thoughts. 3. Chiefly Biblical. having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to the laws, esp. the dietary… …
