purity
noun
Simple meaning
Being unsullied by sin or moral wrong.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpjʊɹəti
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Definition
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noun
The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
The state or degree of being pure.
Word Aura™
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This meaning: The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
Used this way, purity is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It turns up most in ethics or values contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Ethics/values
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More ways to use purity
- “The mountain spring water was known for its amazing purity.”noun
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Sense: being unsullied by sin
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