The difference between Corruption and Impurity

When used as nouns, corruption means the act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle, whereas impurity means the condition of being impure.

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  1. Corruption as a noun:

    The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.

  2. Corruption as a noun:

    The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.

  3. Corruption as a noun:

    The product of corruption; putrid matter.

  4. Corruption as a noun:

    The decomposition of biological matter.

  5. Corruption as a noun:

    The seeking of bribes.

  6. Corruption as a noun (computing):

    The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.

  7. Corruption as a noun:

    The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct

    Examples:

    "a corruption of style"

    "corruption in language"

  8. Corruption as a noun (linguistics):

    A debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.

  9. Corruption as a noun:

    Something that is evil but is supposed to be good.

  1. Impurity as a noun:

    The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.

    Examples:

    "Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead."

  2. Impurity as a noun:

    A component or additive that renders something else impure.

    Examples:

    "The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult."

  3. Impurity as a noun:

    A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.

    Examples:

    "With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity."

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