Antonyms for uncleanness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhn-kleen |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈklin |
Definition of uncleanness
Origin :- Old English unclæne, "morally impure, defiled, unfit for food," from un- (1) "not" + clean (adj.). Literal sense of "dirty" is recorded from mid-13c.
- noun dirtiness
- noun impurity
- What was he but a whited sepulchre, full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness?
- Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
- The people were poor and ill-clad, and they smelt of garlic and uncleanness.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- But a spasm of disgust at the uncleanness of the task to be done made me retch and pause.
- Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
- Uncleanness and the evil eye are dogmatic notions, products of demonism.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- Because God dwelt among them, the camp was holy: all uncleanness was to be removed from it.
- Extract from : « Holy in Christ » by Andrew Murray
- On account of the ceremonial "uncleanness" caused by the dead body.
- Extract from : « Miracles and Supernatural Religion » by James Morris Whiton
- But, Derry, 'there is a fountain opened for sin and all uncleanness.'
- Extract from : « The Boy Patriot » by Edward Sylvester Ellis
- They never pretended, sister; they never meddle, but in case of uncleanness.
- Extract from : « The Beaux-Stratagem » by George Farquhar
- And for his practice, he was now drunken in all manner of uncleanness and filthiness.
- Extract from : « Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) » by John Howie
- The Goddess shall purge me from my uncleanness as metal is purged from the dross.
- Extract from : « Uarda, Complete » by Georg Ebers
Synonyms for uncleanness
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