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purity (iou)



purity noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French purete, with later assim. to late Latin puritas, from Latin purus PURE adjective: see -ITY.]
The state of being morally or spiritually pure; freedom from moral or ritual pollution; chastity; an instance of this. ME.
Milton No savage fierce..Will dare to soyl her Virgin purity.
The state of being physically pure; freedom from admixture or adulteration; cleanness; an instance of this. LME.
J. Tyndall Snow of perfect purity.
fig. Freedom from foreign or extraneous elements; (a) faultlessness or correctness of speech, style, etc. M16.
J. K. Jerome The purity of my pronunciation was considered..quite remarkable. Scotsman Any baby born whose racial purity is in doubt will be killed.