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unclean |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: unclean adj 1: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" [syn: {dirty}, {soiled}] [ant: {clean}] 2: (religion) ritually unclean or impure; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 [syn: {impure}] [ant: {clean}]
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