Un*clean" (?), a. [AS. uncl&?;ne. See Unnot, and Clean.]
1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.
2. Ceremonially impure;
needing ritual cleansing.
He that toucheth
the dead body of any man shall be
unclean seven
days.
Num. xix. 11. 3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections."
Perkins.
-- Un*clean"ly,
adv. -- Un*clean"ness, n.
Unclean
animals (Script.), those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food. -- Unclean spirit (Script.),
a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27.