purity Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
pureness.
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noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
whiteness; sinlessness; innocence; pureness.
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noun a woman's virtue or chastity
honour; pureness; honor.
WordNet
Pu"ri*ty noun
Etymology
OE.Definitions
The condition of being pure. Specifically:(a) freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; as, the .purity of water, of wine, of drugs, of metals(b) Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt. "The purity of a linen vesture." Holyday.(c) Freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence; chastity; as, .purity of heart or of life(d) Freedom from any sinister or improper motives or views. (e) Freedom from foreign idioms, or from barbarous or improper words or phrases; as, .purity of style