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Look up purity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiquote has quotations related to Purity. Purity may refer to: Pureza (novel), a 1937 Brazilian novel
Purity
1990s Christian movement
Purity culture was a movement in the 1990s within Christianity which emphasized sexual abstinence before marriage. Prominent in American Christian communities
Purity_culture
Ring worn to signal chastity
Purity rings (also known as promise rings, abstinence rings, or chastity rings) are rings worn as a sign of chastity. Since the 1990s, Christian organizations
Purity_ring
Social feedback loop leading to extremism
Look up purity spiral in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A purity spiral is a term sometimes used for a form of infighting between activists and members
Purity_spiral
Rigid standard to ensure ideological purity
In politics, a purity test is a rigid standard on a specific issue by which a politician or other figure is compared. Purity tests are established to
Purity_test_(politics)
Ultra-pure form of quartz used in semiconductor and photovoltaic manufacturing
High-purity quartz is quartz that has extremely high silicon dioxide (SiO2) purity levels. It is used in the manufacture of fused-quartz crucibles which
High-purity_quartz
Measure of the amount of impurities in a chemical sample
In chemistry, chemical purity is the measurement of the amount of impurities found in a sample. Several grades of purity are used by the scientific, pharmaceutical
Chemical_purity
Ethical doctrine of the Israel Defense Forces
Purity of arms (Hebrew: טוהר הנשק, romanized: Tohar HaNeshek) is one of the core values listed in the "Spirit of the Israel Defense Forces". It is described
Purity_of_arms
Self-graded survey assessing innocence
A purity test is a self-graded survey that assesses the participants' supposed degree of innocence in worldly matters (sex, drugs, deceit, and other activities
Purity_test
Canadian electropop duo
Purity Ring is a Canadian electronic pop duo from Edmonton, Alberta, formed in 2010. It consists of multi-instrumentalist/producer Corin Roddick and vocalist
Purity_Ring_(band)
Spectral purity is a term used in both optics and signal processing. In optics, it refers to the quantification of the monochromaticity of a given light
Spectral_purity
American style of Christian formal dance
A purity ball is a formal dance event typically practiced by some conservative Christian groups in the United States. The events are attended by fathers
Purity_ball
Chemical element with atomic number 13 (Al)
potassium, which Wöhler had used. Even then, aluminium was still not of great purity and produced aluminium differed in properties by sample. Because of its
Aluminium
Topics referred to by the same term
the free dictionary. Blood purity and related terms such as full blood, half-blood, or pureblood may refer to: Blood purity, a fictional concept of wizarding
Blood_purity
1999 song by Slipknot
"Purity" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot, which appeared on the original version of the band's 1999 self-titled debut album. Due to copyright
Purity_(Slipknot_song)
1966 anthropology book by Mary Douglas
Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo is a 1966 book by the anthropologist and cultural theorist Mary Douglas. It is her best
Purity_and_Danger
Building in Forbidden City, China
The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace (Chinese: 乾清宫; pinyin: qiánqīng gōng; Manchu:ᡴᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᠩ; Möllendorff: kiyan cing gung) is a palace
Palace_of_Heavenly_Purity
Rules for manufacturing German beer
The Reinheitsgebot (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪnhaɪtsɡəˌboːt] ; lit. 'purity order') is a series of regulations limiting the ingredients in beer in Germany
Reinheitsgebot
Ethic concept of temperance related to sexuality
Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. Someone who is chaste refrains from sexual activity that is considered immoral or from
Chastity
In the mathematical field of algebraic geometry, purity is a theme covering a number of results and conjectures, which collectively address the question
Purity_(algebraic_geometry)
Topics referred to by the same term
A purity test is a self-graded survey assessing one's participation in vices. Purity test may also refer to: Purity test (politics), a standard used to
Purity_test_(disambiguation)
Highest Divinities in the Taoist pantheon
(Chinese: 三清), also translated as the Three Pure Pellucid Ones, the Three Purities, the Three Pristine Ones, the Three Clarities, or the Three Divine Teachers
Three_Pure_Ones
Purity Ring are a Canadian electronic music duo formed in 2010 consisting of Megan James and Corin Roddick. "Ungirthed" (2011) "Lofticries" (2012) "Belispeak
Purity_Ring_discography
1916 film directed by Rae Berger
Purity is a 1916 American silent drama film, directed by Rae Berger and starring Audrey Munson, an artist's model who posed for many statues in New York
Purity_(film)
1800s temperance movement against prostitution
The social purity movement was a late 19th-century social movement that sought to abolish prostitution and other sexual activities that were considered
Social_purity_movement
Race or ethnic-based discrimination
focusing on the notion of a dominant group, usually whites, vying for racial purity and progress, rather than an overt or obvious ideology focused on the oppression
Racism
Facebook-customizing web browser extension
Fluff Busting Purity, or FB Purity for short (previously known as Facebook Purity) is a web browser extension designed to customize the Facebook website's
Fluff_Busting_Purity
2025 studio album by Purity Ring
Purity Ring is the self-titled fourth studio album by the Canadian synthpop duo Purity Ring. It was released on September 26, 2025. On June 5, 2025, the
Purity_Ring_(album)
Canadian food processing company
Purity Factories Limited is a Canadian food processing company based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Founded in 1924 by C. C. Pratt, A. E. Hickman
Purity_Factories
Topics referred to by the same term
Purity Laws may refer to: Reinheitsgebot, laws regulating beer manufacturing in Germany Sacred contagion, the belief that spiritual properties may be passed
Purity_Laws
Mathematical theorem
In algebraic geometry, the theorem of absolute (cohomological) purity is an important theorem in the theory of étale cohomology. It states: given a regular
Theorem_of_absolute_purity
2008 EP by Bloodbath
Unblessing the Purity is the second EP by Swedish death metal band Bloodbath. It was released on March 10, 2008, on Peaceville Records. It is their first
Unblessing_the_Purity
Topics referred to by the same term
Purity of Essence, a phrase originating from the film Dr. Strangelove, may refer to: Purity of Essence (Hoodoo Gurus album), 2010 Purity of Essence, an
Purity_of_Essence
English-language novel by Franzen, published in 2015
Purity is a novel by American author Jonathan Franzen, his fifth. it was published on September 1, 2015 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The novel has six
Purity_(novel)
1999 studio album by Monstrosity
In Dark Purity is the third studio album by American death metal band Monstrosity. The first version of this album was released by German Metal Age Recordings
In_Dark_Purity
Kenyan academic
Purity Ngina is a Kenyan academician and the CEO of the National Gender and Equality Commission. She previously worked at Zizi Afrique Foundation and was
Purity_Ngina
American dairy company
Purity Dairies, formerly known as Ezell's Dairy, is a Nashville, Tennessee, United States, based dairy company operated by the Ezell family. It provides
Purity_Dairies
2018 Danish crime thriller film
The Purity of Vengeance (Danish: Journal 64) is a 2018 Danish crime thriller directed by Christoffer Boe. It is based on the novel Journal 64 [da] by Jussi
The_Purity_of_Vengeance
which is the material used to gain high purity silicon. High purity silicon in different grades of purity is used for growing silicon ingots, which
List_of_silicon_producers
Informal logical fallacy
No true Scotsman, or appeal to purity, is an informal fallacy in which one modifies a prior claim in response to a counterexample by asserting the counterexample
No_true_Scotsman
Defunct American retail company
Purity Supreme, Inc. was a corporation involved in the operation of supermarkets and other stores. From 1984 it was a division of Supermarkets General
Purity_Supreme
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Purity Mountain is a 3,149-metre (10,331-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada. Purity Mountain is located along the southern boundary of Glacier National
Purity_Mountain
Racially discriminatory term
[limˈpeθɐ ðɪ ˈsaŋɡɪ]), literally 'cleanliness of blood' and meaning 'blood purity', was a racially discriminatory term used in the Crown of Castile and Portuguese
Limpieza_de_sangre
1972 film by Arturo Ripstein
The Castle of Purity (Spanish: El castillo de la pureza) is a 1972 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It is based on a real criminal case
The_Castle_of_Purity
Topics referred to by the same term
Purity Cherotich is the name of Purity Cherotich Kirui (born 1991), Kenyan steeplechase runner Purity Cherotich Rionoripo (born 1993), Kenyan long-distance
Purity_Cherotich
Book by Elisabeth Elliot
Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control, published in 1984 and written by Elisabeth Elliot, is an evangelical Protestant
Passion_and_Purity
2003 studio album by Hate Forest
Purity is the second album by Ukrainian black metal band Hate Forest, released in 2003. "Chronicles of Chaos". chroniclesofchaos.com. "Hate Forest Purity"
Purity_(album)
Essential aspect of Islam
Purity (Arabic: طهارة, romanized: ṭahārah) is an essential aspect of Islam. It is the opposite of najāsa, the state of being ritually impure. It is achieved
Ritual_purity_in_Islam
Pattern-recognition performance metrics
In pattern recognition, information retrieval, object detection and classification (machine learning), precision and recall are performance metrics that
Precision_and_recall
2018 song by ASAP Rocky featuring Frank Ocean
"Purity" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, featuring vocals from American artist Frank Ocean. Produced by Hector Delgado, FnZ, Dean Blunt and A$AP
Purity_(ASAP_Rocky_song)
2012 studio album by Purity Ring
studio album by Canadian electronic music duo Purity Ring. It was released on July 20, 2012, by 4AD. Purity Ring recorded the album separately at home over
Shrines_(Purity_Ring_album)
Technology for purifying hydrogen
source of the H2, e.g., petroleum, coal, electrolysis, etc. The required purity is determined by the application of the hydrogen gas. For example, ultra-high
Hydrogen_purification
1996 studio album by Black Tape for a Blue Girl
Remnants of a Deeper Purity is the sixth studio album by the darkwave band Black Tape for a Blue Girl. It was released on June 7, 1996, by Projekt Records
Remnants_of_a_Deeper_Purity
1992 Chinese film
Bell of Purity Temple (simplified Chinese: 清凉寺的钟声; traditional Chinese: 清涼寺的鐘聲; pinyin: qīng liáng sì de zhōng shēng) is a 1992 Chinese film about the
Bell_of_Purity_Temple
Lightest color
In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages
White
Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1996)
Purity Kajuju Gìtonga (born 12 May 1996) is a female Kenyan mountain runner and long-distance runner. She won a gold medal in the team event at the 2018
Purity_Kajuju_Gitonga
1919 accident in Massachusetts, United States
component in munitions. The disaster occurred in Boston's North End at the Purity Distilling Company facility at 529 Commercial Street near Keany Square.
Great_Molasses_Flood
American author (1926–2015)
ISBN 978-0842321624 The Journals of Jim Elliot, 1978, ISBN 978-0800758257 Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under God's Control, 1984, ISBN 978-0800758189
Elisabeth_Elliot
Important concept within Buddhism
Purity (Pali: Vissudhi) is an important concept within much of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism, although the implications of the resultant moral purification
Purity_in_Buddhism
American Purity Alliance was an American social purity organization that worked to prevent attempts at state or city regulation of prostitution. It incorporated
American_Purity_Alliance
2000 compilation album by SPM
SPM Presents The Purity Album is a compilation album by American rapper SPM and his labelmates from Dope House Records. It was released on August 15, 2000
The_Purity_Album
2009 book by Jessica Valenti
The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women (2009) is a book about virginity by feminist author Jessica Valenti. The
The_Purity_Myth
In quantum mechanics, and especially quantum information theory, the purity of a normalized quantum state is a scalar defined as γ ≡ tr ( ρ 2 ) {\displaystyle
Purity_(quantum_mechanics)
Medieval secret society of Muslim philosophers
The Brethren of Purity, also known as The Brethren of Sincerity, were a secret society active during the reign of the Buyid dynasty. Presumably composed
Brethren_of_Purity
1997 novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Purity of Blood (Spanish: Limpieza de sangre) is a 1997 novel by the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It is the second book in the Captain Alatriste
Purity_of_Blood
2002 novel by J. D. Robb
Purity in Death (2002) is a novel by American writer J. D. Robb. It is the fifteenth novel in the In Death series, preceding Portrait in Death. Lt. Eve
Purity_in_Death
1999 studio album by Aborted
The Purity of Perversion is the debut studio album by Belgian death metal band Aborted. Sven "Svencho" de Caluwé – vocals Christophe "Herre" Herreman –
The_Purity_of_Perversion
Efforts to avoid miscegenation, analogous to an animal breeder seeking purebred animals
which demanded Aryan racial purity and condemned miscegenation. That belief in the importance of German racial purity often served as the theoretical
Racial_hygiene
Kenyan politician
Hon. Purity Wangūi Ngìricì (born 1978) is the second Women Representative of Kìrìnyaga County. She has been in office since August 2017 after the 8th August
Purity_Wangui_Ngirici
Oil refinery in Omsk, Russia
produces a range of aromatics of high purity: benzene (99.98% purity), p-Xylene (99.95% purity) and o-Xylene (99.6% purity). In 1949, Soviet authorities approved
Omsk_refinery
Series of novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Lost Causes (2013) The Absent One (2014) A Conspiracy of Faith (2016) The Purity of Vengeance (2018) The Marco Effect [da; ca; cy; de; fr; sv] (2021) Boundless [da;
Department_Q
Perceived intensity of a specific color
space—colors approaching white all feature low saturation. The excitation purity (purity for short) of a stimulus is the difference from the illuminant's white
Colorfulness
South African Methodist bishop
Purity Nomthandazo Malinga (born 1958) is a South African Methodist bishop and the 100th Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA)
Purity_Nomthandazo_Malinga
Kenyan long-distance runner
Purity Chepkirui (born 14 February 2003) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She was the gold medallist at the World Athletics
Purity_Chepkirui
Bathing or washing as a religious ritual
ritual purification may also apply to objects and places. Some may consider purity with stronger association with worship, bodily states, moral order, or boundaries
Ritual_purification
Stamp indicating the purity of silver objects
most countries, stamped with one or more silver hallmarks indicating the purity of the silver, the mark of the manufacturer or silversmith, and other (optional)
Silver_hallmarks
Defunct chemical firm
The Purity Distilling Company was a chemical firm based in Boston, Massachusetts specializing in the production of ethanol through the distillation process
Purity_Distilling_Company
Gate in Beijing, China
The Gate of Heavenly Purity (simplified Chinese: 乾清门; traditional Chinese: 乾清門; Manchu: ᡴᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠴᡳᠩ ᠮᡝᠨ kiyan cing men) is the main gate of the Inner Court
Gate_of_Heavenly_Purity
Supermarket chain
Woolworths Limited acquired two Tasmanian grocery brands: Roelf Vos and Purity, which were converted into Woolworths stores in 2000.[citation needed] After
Woolworths_(Australia)
Book by Brethren of Purity
of the Epistles of Purity is an esoteric Islamic text written by an unknown group of mysterious writers called the Brethren of Purity during the Buyid era
Encyclopedia of the Brethren of Purity
Encyclopedia_of_the_Brethren_of_Purity
Topics referred to by the same term
German Purity Law may refer to: Nazi racial purity laws requiring 3/4 of grandparents to be German or related for citizenship: see Anti-Jewish legislation
German_purity_law
Extensive Chinese garden in Shanghai
owners. A section was briefly organised by Zhang Shengqu as the "Academy of Purity and Harmony" (清和書院, Qīng-Hé Shūyuàn) and the Ling Yuan (靈苑, Líng Yuàn, lit
Yu_Garden
Vegetarianism in Buddhist culture and philosophy
between eating meat and killing, by giving instructions on the three-fold purity of meat. In Tibet, where vegetables are scarce, meat is often consumed as
Buddhist_vegetarianism
Weight of fine metal in a precious metal object
alter colors, decrease the cost per weight, or avoid the cost of high-purity refinement.. For example, copper is added to the precious metal silver to
Fineness
Swedish musician (1966–2004)
solo album, called Album, which was released that September. He recorded Purity of Essence in August 1996. The albums released under the Quorthon moniker
Quorthon
Kenyan long-distance runner
Purity Cherotich Rionoripo (born 10 June 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the Copenhagen Half Marathon in 2015 in 1:08:29 as well as the
Purity_Rionoripo
Electrolytic iron is a form of high purity iron, obtained by electrolysis. It has a high purity greater than 99.95% with trace elements accounting for
Electrolytic_iron
Cleanliness in Indic religions and yoga
(Sanskrit: शौच, romanized: Śauca) literally means purity, cleanliness, and clearness. It refers to purity of mind, speech and body. Shaucha is one of the
Shaucha
1987 film
Shinran: Path to Purity (Japanese: 親鸞 白い道, Hepburn: Shinran: Shiroi michi) is a 1987 Japanese drama film directed by Rentarō Mikuni, based on Mikuni's
Shinran:_Path_to_Purity
1989 studio album by Defecation
Purity Dilution is the first album released by Defecation, and the only release of the two to have Mick Harris on it. It was released in 1989 on Nuclear
Purity_Dilution
Radio station in Mgbakwu–Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
Purity FM is a radio station broadcasting on 102.5 MHz FM in southeastern Nigeria, located at Mgbakwu, a village in Awka North Local Government Area, Awka
Purity_FM
Topics referred to by the same term
The Purity of the Turf may refer to: The Purity of the Turf (short story), a short story by P. G. Wodehouse The Purity of the Turf (Jeeves and Wooster)
The_Purity_of_the_Turf
Child abuse case in Mexico City
"Castle of Purity" (Spanish: El Castillo de la Pureza) was a child abuse and slavery case that occurred in Mexico City in the late 1950s. It was perpetrated
Castle of Purity (criminal case)
Castle_of_Purity_(criminal_case)
Ugandan life coach
Purity Kategaya Wako is a Ugandan transformational coach, nutritionist and activist. She is member of International coach federation and the C.E.O of KweraBits
Purity_Wako
Gold, silver, or other precious metals in the form of bars or ingots
non-ferrous metal that has been refined to a high standard of elemental purity. The term is ordinarily applied to bulk metal used in the production of
Bullion
Industrial facility that creates cryogenic liquid at relatively high purity
customer with high purity gaseous nitrogen (GAN), liquid nitrogen (LIN), liquid argon (LAR) and high purity argon PLAR at high purities, along with extracting
Cryogenic_gas_plant
Industrial procedure used to refine gold
industrial-scale chemical procedure used to refine gold to a high degree of purity (99.5%). It was patented by Francis Bowyer Miller in 1867. This chemical
Miller_process
Logarithmic notation for numbers near 100%
fraction such as 0.999 (three nines). Their common uses include grading the purity of materials – especially precious metals and industrial gases – or measuring
Nines_(notation)
State of being ritually impure or pure in Judaism
In Jewish religious law, there is a category of specific Jewish purity laws, defining what is ritually impure or pure: ṭum'ah (Hebrew: טומאה, pronounced
Tumah_and_taharah
Process in molecular biology
present in a mixture, as well as their purity. Reactions that use nucleic acids often require particular amounts and purity for optimum performance. To date
Nucleic_acid_quantitation
PURITY
PURITY
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Parvati, Purity, Gift from God, One who protects, Night prayer
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hitanshi | ஹிதாஂஷீÂ
Simplicity and purity
Hitanshi | ஹிதாஂஷீÂ
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vishuddhi | விஷà¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®¿
Purity, Knowledge, Genuineness
Vishuddhi | விஷà¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®¿
Boy/Male
Hindu
Amuthan is derived from the word amurtham. this means the purity. it is the precious one
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Parvati, Purity, Gift from God, One who protects, Night prayer
Boy/Male
Hindu
A liquid which when consumed makes the person live life -long without a death. also means purity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Varnika | வரà¯à®£à®¿à®•à®¾
Purity of gold
Varnika | வரà¯à®£à®¿à®•à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Holy, Sacred, Freshness, Purity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Purity, Woman of rome
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pavithran | பவிதà¯à®°à®£
Pavithra comes from the indian word which means, Purity.â€
Pavithran | பவிதà¯à®°à®£
Girl/Female
Tamil
Suvyuha | ஸà¯à®µà¯à®¯à¯à®¹à®¾
Halo, Purity
Suvyuha | ஸà¯à®µà¯à®¯à¯à®¹à®¾
Boy/Male
Tamil
Peetavasane | பிதாவாஸநே
Wearing yellow attire signifying purity and wisdom
Peetavasane | பிதாவாஸநே
Girl/Female
British, English
Purity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hitansi | ஹிதாஂஸீ
Simplicity and purity
Hitansi | ஹிதாஂஸீ
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sringesh | à®·à¯à®°à¯€à®¨à¯à®•à¯‡à®·Â Â
Purity
Sringesh | à®·à¯à®°à¯€à®¨à¯à®•à¯‡à®·Â Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Holy, Sacred, Freshness, Purity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Purity, Woman of rome
Girl/Female
Tamil
Innocence, Purity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Purity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Parvati, Purity, Gift from God, One who protects, Night prayer
PURITY
PURITY
Girl/Female
Muslim
Honorable
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Flickering
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who preaches truth
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Large
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Army of Gods
Girl/Female
Greek
All-gift. In Greek mythology, Pandora's curiosity led her to open a mysterious box, thereby...
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh
A Famous Diamond
Female
Hebrew
(×¢Ö·× Ö¸×ª) Unisex form of Hebrew Anath, ANAT means "answer (to prayer)." Compare with another form of Anat.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Prestwood.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Slender, sharp.
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n.
The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity; uprightness; rectitude.
n.
The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness; saintliness; moral purity; godliness.
n.
Freedom from foreign idioms, or from barbarous or improper words or phrases; as, purity of style.
v. t.
To make more than human; to purity; to elevate above humanity.
n.
In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color, purity of composition, etc.
n.
A small bar of gold and silver, either pure, or alloyed in some known proportion with copper, for trying the purity of articles of gold or silver by comparison of the streaks made by the article and the bar on a touchstone.
adv.
In a spiritual manner; with purity of spirit; like a spirit.
n.
Freedom from mixture or dilution with white; purity; -- said of colors.
n.
An instrument for determining the strength or purity of wine by measuring its density.
n.
freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; as, the purity of water, of wine, of drugs, of metals.
n.
A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
n.
Freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence; chastity; as, purity of heart or of life.
n.
Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty.
superl.
Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
a.
To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color.
n.
Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity of women; virginity.
n.
Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.
n.
The quality or state of being a virgin; undefiled purity or chastity; maidenhood.
a.
Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc.
n.
Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See Basanite.