1. pure evil - Noun
2. pure evil - Adjective
pure evil (uncountable)
(set phrase) Absolute evil; that has no sense of morality or mercy at all.
pure evil (not comparable)
(set phrase) Absolutely evil; having no sense of morality or mercy whatsoever.
He was the guy who by his heroic actions gave a morality and dignity to the American military effort. At war sometimes things get topsy turvy, so he was a moral example at a time when things were pure evil. Hugh Thompson, Jr.
People always try to find base motives behind every good action. We are afraid of pure goodness and of pure evil. Eugène Ionesco
If the myth of pure evil is that evil is committed with the intention of causing harm and an absence of moral considerations, then it applies to very few acts of so-called 'pure evil' because most evildoers believe what they are doing is forgivable or justifiable. Steven Pinker
Selectively choosing what gets condemned and forcing people to join sides while hiding behind semantics is pure evil. Markus Persson
God does not create pure evil. Rather, in everything that He creates is a wise purpose by virtue of what is good. However, there may be some evil in it for some people, and this is partial, relative evil. As for total evil or absolute evil, the Lord is exonerated of that. Ibn Taymiyyah