unpurified en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English purified English unpurified From un- + purified.
Meanings
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Not purified; impure.
There are records of bitter village conflicts in which Pande families were denied the right to bury their dead in the village cemetery because the families did not obtain holy water from pedandas, and the villagers said the unpurified bodies would contaminate the cemetery.
1990, Fred B. Eiseman, Jr., Bali: Sekala and Niskala, Tuttle Publishing, page 80:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unpurified | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unpurified | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
de ungereinigt (not purified, impure) · nl ongezuiverd (not purified, impure) · mk непрочистен (not purified, impure) · el αλαγάριστος (not purified, impure)