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purity Definition

pu·rity (pyo̵or′i tē)

noun

the quality or condition of being pure; specif.,

  1. freedom from adulterating matter
  2. cleanness or clearness
  3. freedom from evil or sin; innocence; chastity
  4. freedom from corrupting elements: said of language, style, etc.
  5. freedom from mixture with white; color saturation

Etymology: ME purete < MFr pureté < LL puritas < L purus, pure

purity Synonyms

purity

n.

  1. The state of being pure

    pureness, cleanness, cleanliness, immaculateness, stainlessness, whiteness, clearness, untaintedness, immaculacy, unsulliedness.

  2. Innocence

    artlessness, guilelessness, blamelessness; see innocence 2, simplicity 2, sincerity.

  3. Chastity

    abstemiousness, continence, self-command; see chastity, virtue 1.

purity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • doctrine: Godly pastors, godly elders, godly leaders are needed as defenders and protectors of the purity of the doctrine of the church.
  • tone: Nilsson achieved legendary status thanks to her unshakeable technique, purity of tone and enormous stamina.
  • heart: Purity of heart can only be given not attained by effort.
  • intention: There had far too much purity of intention for Chelsea's liking in the 19th minute.
  • soul: From this circumstance I gathered that the decency of the body is more tenacious in its grasp than the purity of the soul.

Converse of object

  • symbolize: In the past the bride's bouquet was compose of white flowers to symbolize purity.
  • signify: The mixture of snow-white and sapphire in the wings signifies purity of the flesh and the love of contemplation.
  • symbolize: The Great White Throne but symbolizes the unsullied purity of God as the background against which human character is tested.
  • preserve: So how do we preserve the purity of the faith?
  • attain: Few of us have attained the esthetic purity which finds the wind in the trees to be more musical than a brass band.
  • verify: A hallmark is a series of official marks that verify the purity of an article made from precious metal.

Adjective modifier

  • doctrinal: The problem is serious and is one result of the loss of doctrinal purity on the part of IPSC competitors.
  • pristine: Once they have been so informed, we have already violated their pristine purity.
  • racial: The whole concept of racial purity is a complete myth.
  • ideological: Why risk everything for the sake of ideological purity?
  • absolute: It is the vision of absolute purity of sound.
  • spectral: Recent improvements in material processing and laser technology allow the realization of large-area high-power lasers with high spatial and spectral purity.

Modifies a noun

lipid: The company's extensive range of health care ingredients includes essential fatty acids, high purity lipids, drug delivery systems and protein derivatives.

Noun used with modifier

  • ritual: The reason for abstinence was, again, ritual purity.
  • seed: Moreover, Austria has had a workable and feasible seed purity law since 2002.