Word family noun purification purist purity ≠ impurity purifier adjective pure ≠ impure verb purify adverb purely
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpuritypu‧ri‧ty /ˈpjʊərəti $ ˈpjʊr-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] PUREthe quality or state of being pure the purity of tap water spiritual purity → impurityExamples from the Corpus
purity• Dostoevsky was writing about purity, not chastity or virginity.• White also appeals due to its association with innocence and purity.• In 1970, Mr Pozsgay joined the Agitprop department - the party's watchdog on ideological purity and the media.• In literature, the swan has been a symbol of purity and virtue.• Just a white-hot bonding with the words and feelings in the song, a raw purity that will take your breath away.• In later poetry she is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, purity.• Use of the chemicals could harm the purity of dairy products.• There is a lovely sense of the purity of Elisha in the way he didn't condemn or judge.• I was convinced of one thing: of the purity and truth of my love for you.spiritual purity• But until that time comes, we can only keep the laws relating to spiritual purity which are unconnected with the Temple. 