purity

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pu·ri·ty /ˈpjʊərəti $ ˈpjʊr-/ noun [uncountable] PUREthe quality or state of being pure 纯；纯洁；洁净；纯正；纯粹 the purity of tap water 自来水的纯净度 spiritual purity 心灵的纯洁 → impurity

Examples 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.