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Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God's image.
William Ames

Meaning of "purity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PURITY

purity  [ˈpjʊərɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Purity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PURITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Purity

Purity is the absence of impurity or contaminants in a substance. The term also applies to the absence of vice in human character. Purity may also refer to: ▪ Purity, an indication of the amount of other gases in a particular gas ▪ Purity, a 1916 motion picture. ▪ Purity, a measure of correlation between a system and its environment ▪ Purity, a song by Slipknot on their debut self-titled album ▪ Cleanness, also known as Purity, a 14th-century poem ▪ Purity in Buddhism, a spiritual purity of character or essence ▪ Purity Dairies, a dairy company in Nashville, Tennessee, United States ▪ Purity Factories, a food processing company in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada ▪ Purity Distilling Company, an alcohol manufacturer involved in the Boston Molasses Disaster in the United States ▪ Black oil, a fictional alien virus in the TV series The X-Files ▪ Purity, a former supermarket brand owned by Woolworths Limited ▪ Purity, the colorfulness of a light source ▪ Ritual purification, a feature of many religions...

Definition of purity in the English dictionary

The definition of purity in the dictionary is the state or quality of being pure. Other definition of purity is a measure of the amount of a single-frequency colour in a mixture of spectral and achromatic colours.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURITY


authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
cybersecurity
ˌsaɪbəˌsɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
entirety
ɪnˈtaɪərɪtɪ
flexicurity
ˌflɛksɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
futurity
fjuːˈtjʊərɪtɪ
immaturity
ˌɪməˈtjʊərɪtɪ
impurity
ɪmˈpjʊərɪtɪ
insecurity
ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
majority
məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ
maturity
məˈtjʊərɪtɪ
minority
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪ
obscurity
əbˈskjʊərɪtɪ
overmaturity
ˌəʊvəməˈtjʊərɪtɪ
prematurity
ˌprɛməˈtjʊərɪtɪ
pretty
ˈprɪtɪ
queerity
ˈkwɪərɪtɪ
rarity
ˈrɛərɪtɪ
security
sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
top-security
tɒp sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURITY

purify
Purim
purin
purine
purine base
puriri
purism
purist
puristic
puristical
puristically
puritan
puritanic
puritanical
puritanically
puritanicalness
puritanise
puritanism
puritanize
purl

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURITY

acceptor impurity
bio-security
breach of security
clarity
collective security
data security
Department of Social Security
homeland security
in the majority
integrity
job security
listed security
popularity
priority
prosperity
severity
similarity
social security
solidarity
top security

Synonyms and antonyms of purity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PURITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «purity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of purity

Translation of «purity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURITY

Find out the translation of purity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of purity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纯度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pureza
570 millions of speakers

English

purity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पवित्रता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чистота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pureza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশুদ্ধতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pureté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesucian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reinheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

純度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kemurnian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

độ tinh khiết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூய்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पवित्रता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saflık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

purezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czystość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чистота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puritate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθαρότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suiwerheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

renhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

renhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURITY»

The term «purity» is very widely used and occupies the 15.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «purity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «purity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purity

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10 QUOTES WITH «PURITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word purity.
1
Felix Adler
No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state.
2
Saint Ambrose
A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to his elders, to preserve his purity; he ought not to despise humility, but should love forbearance and modesty. All these are an ornament to youthful years.
3
Fisher Ames
No one ever became, or can become truly eloquent without being a reader of the Bible, and an admirer of the purity and sublimity of its language.
4
William Ames
Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God's image.
5
Guillaume Apollinaire
The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.
6
Athanasius
Anyone who wants to look at sunlight naturally wipes his eye clear first, in order to make, at any rate, some approximation to the purity of that on which he looks; and a person wishing to see a city or country goes to the place in order to do so.
7
James A. Baldwin
Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.
8
P. T. Barnum
A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.
9
Jennifer Beals
You can make yourself feel better about yourself if you project your shadow side, if you project your own potential for evil onto someone else. By annihilating them and, therefore, your shadow, you bring yourself into some state of purity or reformation.
10
Georges Bernanos
Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURITY»

Discover the use of purity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under ...
Using her own life as an example, Elliot guides singles of both genders and of any age on how to put their love lives under the authority of Jesus Christ. "The book you're holding tells a very moving love story. It's honest. It's practical.
Elisabeth Elliot, 2002
2
Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and ...
In 1995 the book was included among the Times Literary Supplement's hundred most influential non-fiction works since WWII.
Professor Mary Douglas, Mary Douglas, 2013
3
Purity
But somewhere between failed hookup attempts and helping her dad plan the ball, Shelby starts to understand what her mother really meant, what her father really needs, and who really has the right to her purity.
Jackson Pearce, 2012
4
Purity and Exile: Violence, Memory, and National Cosmology ...
This book explores how essentialized categories of identity such as 'Hutu' and 'Tutsi' are produced through violence and exile.
Liisa H. Malkki, 1995
5
James Joyce, Sexuality and Social Purity
In James Joyce, Sexuality and Social Purity, Katherine Mullin offers a richly detailed account of Joyce's lifelong battle against censorship.
Katherine Mullin, 2003
6
The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is ...
Valenti already has an established base among feminists and women, and with this book tackles a much-broader topic of national interest which will also appeal to parents, teenagers, and those interested in social reform.
Jessica Valenti, 2009
7
Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity: Unlocking New Testament ...
David A. deSilva demonstrates in this book how paying attention to the cultural themes of honor, patronage, kinship and purity opens us to new facets of the New Testament documents.
David A. deSilva, 2000
8
Purity and the Forming of Religious Traditions in the ...
Focusing on concepts, practices and images associated with purity in the ancient Mediterranean, this volume contributes new aspects to the current discussion about the forming of religious traditions, from a comparative perspective that ...
Christian Frevel, Christophe Nihan, 2012
9
Menstrual Purity: Rabbinic and Christian Reconstructions of ...
This book offers a new perspective on the extensive rabbinic discussions of menstrual impurity, female physiology, and anatomy, and on the social and religious institutions those discussions engendered.
Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert, 2002
10
And the Bride Wore White: Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity
She transparently shares her struggles and successes, her moments of pain followed by healing and the moments of triumph. This story-line grips the young reader while they learn statistically proven risk-reduction factors.
Dannah K. Gresh, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jonathan Franzen offers few details on next novel
"Wheels are turning desperately in my head," Franzen said when asked at the start of the discussion by interviewer Laura Miller of salon.com whether "Purity" ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
2
What To Expect From Jonathan Franzen's New Book 'Purity
In an interview with Salon co-founder Laura Miller, Jonathan Franzen fidgeted a little in his seat. Miller was asking him about Purity, his anticipated new novel, ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
3
The Duggars' dangerous cult of purity
In “A Love That Multiplies,” Michelle Duggar recounts a story that her husband told his older children “to explain the importance of purity.” “Imagine that your ... «Washington Post, May 15»
4
High ice purity creating addicts in Vic
"And that is why this drug in particular, and the increased purity, is presenting such a big challenge for our community," he told 3AW radio on Friday. The ACC's ... «Sky News Australia, May 15»
5
Cocaine report finds use has spread throughout UK society
This has been driven by the emergence of a two tier market; very low-purity, ... in parallel with a smaller trade in a more expensive version of higher purity. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
6
Album Review: Electronic Duo Purity Ring's 'Another Eternity …
Case in point: Purity Ring's Another Eternity, a collection of aggressively polyglot ... Purity Ring is a guy-girl duo from Edmonton, Alberta, whose 2012 debut, ... «Billboard, Mar 15»
7
Review: Purity Ring, 'Another Eternity'
When Purity Ring released its debut album Shrines back in 2012, it came bundled with some of the most ill-defined genre signifiers imaginable, from chillwave to ... «NPR, Feb 15»
8
Purity Ring premieres “push pull” video — watch
Purity Ring has revealed the music video for “push pull”, the lead single off the dream pop duo's highly-anticipated new album after eternity. Directed by Renata ... «Consequence of Sound, Jan 15»
9
Purity of hard drugs in Bristol has soared, charity survey reveals
A CHARITY has raised concerns about rising drug-related deaths as it emerged that the purity of Class A substances in Bristol has increased markedly within ... «Bristol Post, Jan 15»
10
Purity Ring announces new album, Another Eternity, premieres …
Purity Ring has announced the release of its sophomore album. Entitled Another Eternity, the follow-up to 2012's smash debut Shrines is due March 3rd via 4AD ... «Consequence of Sound, Jan 15»

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