struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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This level of enrichment is just a technical step away from reaching the 90% purity required for nuclear weapons.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Bars and coins are often purchased for their purity and weight, while jewelry combines investment with aesthetics.—Gabriel O Rodríguez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 Carolina Costa’s cinematography captures time and place with purity and authenticity.—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025 The flower is a symbol of purity, faithfulness, and spiritual awakening in Thailand, coming from The Red Lotus Sea, known in Thai as Talee Bua Daeng.—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for purity
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Etymology
Middle English purete, from Anglo-French purité, from Late Latin puritat-, puritas, from Latin purus pure
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