purity

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1. purity - Noun

2. Purity - Proper noun

Meaning

The condition of being pure.

freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; as, the purity of water, of wine, of drugs, of metals.

Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt.

Freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence; chastity; as, purity of heart or of life.

Freedom from any sinister or improper motives or views.

Freedom from foreign idioms, or from barbarous or improper words or phrases; as, purity of style.

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Examples

We men are easily prone to sins of thought. Therefore, He who has formed each heart individually, knowing that the impulse received from the intention constitutes the major element in sin, has ordained that purity in the ruling part of our soul be our primary concern. Basil of Caesarea

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity. Matthew Henry

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. Leonardo da Vinci

When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and purity of its heart. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding. John Lennon

Purity separates us, filth unites. Finnish Proverb

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