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pu⋅ri⋅ty

  [pyoor-i-tee]
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–noun
1. the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
2. freedom from any admixture or modifying addition.
3. ceremonial or ritual cleanness.
4. freedom from guilt or evil; innocence.
5. physical chastity; virginity.
6. freedom from foreign or inappropriate elements; careful correctness: purity of expression.
7. Optics. the chroma, saturation, or degree of freedom from white of a given color.
8. cleanness or spotlessness, as of garments.
Origin:
1175–1225; < LL pūritās (see pure, -ity ); r. ME pur(e)te < AF < LL, as above
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pu·ri·ty   (pyŏŏr'ĭ-tē)   
n.  

  1. The quality or condition of being pure.

  2. A quantitative assessment of homogeneity or uniformity.

  3. Freedom from sin or guilt; innocence; chastity: "Teach your children . . . the belief in purity of body, mind and soul" (Emmeline Pankhurst).

  4. The absence in speech or writing of slang or other elements deemed inappropriate to good style.

  5. The degree to which a color is free from being mixed with other colors.

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Word Origin & History

purity 
c.1225, from O.Fr. purete, earlier purte (12c.), from L.L. puritatem (nom. puritas) "cleanness, pureness," from L. purus (see pure).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pu·ri·ty
Pronunciation: 'pyur-&t-E
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being pure
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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