purity Definition
pu·rity (pyo̵or′i tē)
noun
the quality or condition of being pure; specif.,
- freedom from adulterating matter
- cleanness or clearness
- freedom from evil or sin; innocence; chastity
- freedom from corrupting elements: said of language, style, etc.
- freedom from mixture with white; color saturation
Etymology: ME purete < MFr pureté < LL puritas < L purus, pure
purity Synonyms
purity
n.
The state of being pure
pureness, cleanness, cleanliness, immaculateness, stainlessness, whiteness, clearness, untaintedness, immaculacy, unsulliedness. Innocence
artlessness, guilelessness, blamelessness; see innocence 2, simplicity 2, sincerity.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
Browse dictionary entries near purity
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