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Impure vs Venereal - What's the difference?

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Impure is a related term of venereal.


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between impure and venereal

is that impure is (obsolete) to defile; to pollute while venereal is (obsolete) of or relating to copper (formerly called venus by alchemists).

As adjectives the difference between impure and venereal

is that impure is not pure while venereal is sexually transmitted.

As a verb impure

is (obsolete) to defile; to pollute.

impure

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not pure
  • The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
  • Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed
  • Unchaste; lewd; unclean or obscene
  • He was thinking impure thoughts.
  • (Judaism) Not virgin, having previously had sexual intercourse
  • * 2012 , Frederick Ramsay, The Eighth Veil: A Jerusalem Mystery
  • “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 .”

    Synonyms

    * imperfect, tainted

    Antonyms

    * pure

    Verb

    (impur)
  • (obsolete) to defile; to pollute
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    venereal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • sexually transmitted.
  • of or relating to sexual intercourse, lust, or the genitals.
  • * Milton
  • Into the snare I fell / Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains, / Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
  • Exciting sexual desire; aphrodisiac.
  • Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases.
  • a venereal medicine
  • (obsolete) of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).
  • Derived terms

    * dermatovenereal * venereal disease * venereally * venerology

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