Impure vs Licentious - What's the difference?
impure | licentious | 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
Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.
Disregarding accepted rules.
Impure is a synonym of licentious.
As adjectives the difference between impure and licentious
is that impure is not pure while licentious is lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.As a verb impure
is (obsolete) to defile; to pollute.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 .”