Difference between Polluted and Impure

What is the difference between Polluted and Impure?

Polluted as an adjective is defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched. while Impure as an adjective is not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.

Polluted

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Simple past and past participle of pollute.

Impure

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To defile; to [pollute].

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of persons or things.Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or ideas.

Example sentence: If the Knesset is a temple, then Feiglin is the idol. A Knesset where Feiglin presides is an impure Knesset.

We hope you now know whether to use Polluted or Impure in your sentence.

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