as in innocence
the quality or state of being morally pure
struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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Recent Examples of purity
Blue diamonds of this size, purity, and tone are, of course, increasingly scarce.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Great big swaths of the audience are singing every song, every lyric, with maximum commitment and a kind of avid purity, one that extends to impassioned hand gestures and — of course — an ongoing cascade of tears.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 May 2026
The column gossiped about which journalists and pundits did not pass the new purity test.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
These were easier to produce, and, imbued with the Shaker reputation for purity, were as good as gold.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 May 2026
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
Great big swaths of the audience are singing every song, every lyric, with maximum commitment and a kind of avid purity, one that extends to impassioned hand gestures and — of course — an ongoing cascade of tears.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 May 2026
The column gossiped about which journalists and pundits did not pass the new purity test.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
These were easier to produce, and, imbued with the Shaker reputation for purity, were as good as gold.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for purity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purity
Noun
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My greatest wish is that this ruling sets a precedent for the Treasury and serves the thousands of ordinary citizens who are abused and crushed every day by a system that presumes their guilt and forces them to prove their innocence at the cost of economic and emotional ruin.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Gilbert, who turned the comments off of her Instagram post, has stayed by Busfield's side throughout the case, pleading for her husband's innocence.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Wilfred is a Palace fan, for goodness’ sake.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Through her radical honesty and spiritual clairvoyance, Cassidy invites readers to tune to the frequency of their own inner knowing to tap into the cosmic goodness already within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The American Dream is a myth that claims that great ambition and hard work will be rewarded, but the American Experience isn’t one in which virtue prevails.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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In the final editing stages, the video, which is currently two minutes long, has celebrity cameos and hints at the unique virtues of New York, is part of the first collaboration between Hilfiger and Kelce, the fashion brand’s latest celebrity spokesman.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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