Meaning & use
uncleanness
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The state of being unclean, impure, or dirty, sometimes in a moral or ritual sense.
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The ritual required a period of purification to remove any uncleanness.
He was scolded for the uncleanness of his workspace.
A note on using this word
"Uncleanness" appears frequently in religious and biblical texts to describe ritual impurity, beyond simple physical dirt.
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cleanlinesspurity
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