Impure vs Sullied - What's the difference?
impure | sullied | Synonyms |
Not pure
Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed
Unchaste; lewd; unclean or obscene
(Judaism) Not virgin, having previously had sexual intercourse
* 2012 , Frederick Ramsay, The Eighth Veil: A Jerusalem Mystery
(obsolete) to defile; to pollute
As adjectives the difference between impure and sullied
is that impure is not pure while sullied is defiled or tainted, soiled or stained.As verbs the difference between impure and sullied
is that impure is to defile; to pollute while sullied is past tense of sully.impure
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
- He was thinking impure thoughts.
- “No one would marry her if she was impure''', don't you see?” “'''Impure'''? Surely if a woman is forcibly deprived of her virginity, she can't be thought of as '''impure .”