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Webster 1913 Edition
Purity
Pu′ri-ty
,Noun.
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 styleWebster 1828 Edition
Purity
PU'RITY
,Noun.
1.
Freedom from foreign admixture or heterogeneous matter; as the purity of water, of wine, of spirit; the purity of drugs; the purity of metals.2.
Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt; as the purity of a garment. The purity of a linen vesture.
3.
Freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence; as purity of heart or life.4.
Chastity; freedom from contamination by illicit sexual connection.5.
Freedom from any sinister or improper views; as the purity of motives or designs.6.
Freedom from foreign idioms, from barbarous or improper words or phrases; as purity of style or language.Definition 2025
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See also: Purity
English
Noun
purity (plural purities)
- The state or degree of being pure.
Antonyms
Translations
the state of being pure
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