struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
Recent Examples on the WebHowever, white roses can also represent purity, spirituality, and innocence.—Claire Harmeyer, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2024 Ideas about art’s purity, and the stigma of selling out, have less currency today.—Andrew Russeth, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for purity
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English purete, from Anglo-French purité, from Late Latin puritat-, puritas, from Latin purus pure
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