Definitions for purity
ˈpyʊər ɪ tipu·ri·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. purity, purenessnoun

   being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

2. purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whitenessnoun

   the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

3. honor, honour, purity, purenessnoun

   a woman's virtue or chastity

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. puritynoun

   The state or degree of being pure.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puritynoun

   Etymology: puritè, Fr. puritas, Lat.

   1. Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt.

   Her urn
   Pours streams select, and purity of waters. Matthew Prior.

   From the body’s purity, the mind
   Receives a secret aid. James Thomson, Summer.

   2. Freedom from guilt; innocence.

   Death sets us safely on shore in our long-expected Canaan, where there are no temptations, no danger of falling, but eternal purity and immortal joys secure our innocence and happiness for ever. William Wake, Preparation for Death.

   3. Chastity; freedom from contamination of sexes.

   Could I come to her with any detection in my hand, I could drive her then from the ward of her purity, her reputation, and her marriage vow. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Puritynoun

   the condition of being pure

2. Puritynoun

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

3. Puritynoun

   cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt

4. Puritynoun

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

5. Puritynoun

   freedom from any sinister or improper motives or views

6. Puritynoun

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

7. Etymology: [OE. purete, purte, OF. purt, F. puret, from L. puritas, fr. purus pure. See Pure.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Purity

   pūr′i-ti, n. condition of being pure: freedom from mixture of any kind: freedom from sin or defilement: chastity: sincerity: freedom from foreign or improper idioms or words.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. purity

   1. A rapt, interested and ecstatic aloofness toward natural processes. 2. A sewerage system that carries off everything, leaving the soul perfectly bald. 3. A condition of the mind that causes one to snoop around in garbage-dumps and start a league. 4. A plan of teaching things to children in which they are not interested. 5. An ethereal nose giving the miraculous power of sensing the lavatory in the Elysian Fields before it smells the flowers. (There is purity of mind, purity of body and purity of speech. Any one person endowed with all three of these modes or purity is blessed, elect, saved, or otherwise atrophied and pickled.)

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of purity in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of purity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of purity in a Sentence

1. Salman Rushdie:

   Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings.

2. Christine Daniels:

   Snowflake means purity

3. Anne Bronte, Agnes Grey:

   And then, the unspeakable purity and freshness of the air! There was just enough heat to enhance the value of the breeze, and just enough wind to keep the whole sea in motion, to make the waves come bounding to the shore, foaming and sparkling, as if wild with glee.

4. Richard Moss, M.D.:

   The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

5. Pete Buttigieg:

   This is the problem with issuing purity tests you cannot yourself pass, your net worth is 100 times mine. We need the support from everybody who is committed to helping us beat Donald Trump.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=purity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Purity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=purity
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purity
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=purity
6. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=purity