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
Gold First, gold, typically given to kings, not only recognized Jesus' kingship, but also highlighted his incorruptible purity.
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Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Even the Drug Enforcement Administration’s chief of forensics said purity no longer matters.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Town budgets, school boards, zoning fights, shoreline resilience — these are problems that punish purity.
—Robert T.f. Downes, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
In other words, vintners still need a strategy for restoring the purity of their ferments.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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But none of Wardlaw's newfound claims of innocence matter.—
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Gary Washington spent more than 30 years in prison and always maintained his innocence.—
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My goodness, Tennessee Williams.—
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Another category to consider adding to your wellness pantry is tonics, highly concentrated shots of goodness stocked with superfoods.—
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Carrying Mandarin-style wooden ducks (won-ang seteu) down the aisle symbolizes the groom's commitment to his partner and represents virtues like fidelity, harmony, and family in Korean culture.—
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The virtue of me organizing words and putting them in order and being able to evoke different types of emotions in different types of personalities, that’s a great talent.—
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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