purity

purity
The state or degree of being pure.

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  • Purity — Исполнитель Slipknot …   Википедия

  • Purity — Pu ri*ty, n. [OE. purete, purte, OF. purt[ e], F. puret[ e], from L. puritas, fr. purus pure. See {Pure}.] The condition of being pure. Specifically: (a) freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; as, the purity of water, of wine, of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Purity — is the absence of impurity in a substance.Purity may also refer to:* Abstinence from vices and/or abundance of virtue * Purity Dairies, A Nashville, Tennessee based dairy company * Purity Distilling Company, an alcohol manufacturer involved in… …   Wikipedia

  • Purity — (Mararikulam,Индия) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: East of Muhamma Police Station …   Каталог отелей

  • purity — index honor (good reputation), integrity, rectitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • purity — early 13c., from O.Fr. purete, earlier purte (12c.), from L.L. puritatem (nom. puritas) cleanness, pureness, from L. purus (see PURE (Cf. pure)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • purity — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being pure …   English terms dictionary

  • purity — [pyoor′i tē] n. [ME purete < MFr pureté < LL puritas < L purus, PURE] the quality or condition of being pure; specif., a) freedom from adulterating matter b) cleanness or clearness c) freedom from evil or sin; innocence; chastity d)… …   English World dictionary

  • purity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute ▪ the absolute purity of her love ▪ great, high ▪ high purity silver ▪ ideological …   Collocations dictionary

  • purity — The avoidance of ritual contamination. Important to the Hebrews, for impurity effectively prevented much religious and social activity. Impurity could be ‘caught’ by contact with the dead, from prohibited foods, from contact with bodily fluids (e …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • Purity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Purity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 purity purity Sgm: N 1 decency decency decorum delicacy Sgm: N 1 continence continence chastity honesty virtue modesty shame Sgm …   English dictionary for students

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